Tann-vara

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tann-vara

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 tann-vara

u, f. ‘tusk-ware,’ i. e. walrus-tusks as an article of trade, Rétt. 47, Fb. iii. 445, cp. Sks. 127.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛅᚾᚾ-ᚢᛅᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Rétt.
Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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