Varg-ynja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Varg-ynja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 varg-ynja

u, f. [A. S. wyrgen, Beowulf], a she-wolf, Lat. lupa, Róm. 381, Hbl. 39, passim.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᚱᚴ-ᚢᚾᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Hbl.
Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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