Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Varg-úlfr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 varg-úlfr

m. a ‘worrying-wolf,’ were-wolf; bisclaret í Bretzku máli en Nordmandingar -kallaðu hann vargúlf, Str. 30; v. var eitt kvikindi meðan hann býr í vargsham, id. This word, which occurs nowhere but in the above passage, is perhaps only coined by the translator from the French loup-garou qs. gar-ulf; ver-úlfr would have been the right word, but that word is unknown to the Icel. or old Norse, the superstition being expressed by eigi ein-hamr, ham-farir, hamast (qq. v.), or the like.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

varg-úlfr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "varg-úlfr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
q. v.: quod vide.
qq. v.: quae vide.
qs.: quasi.
transl: translation, translated.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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