Varg-stakkr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Varg-stakkr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 varg-stakkr

m. a cloak of wolf-skin, Bret. 32 (as worn by the old berserkers); þeir höfðu vargstakka fyrir brynjur, Fs. 17; cp. Úlf-héðinn.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᚱᚴ-ᛋᛏᛅᚴᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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