Varzla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Varzla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 varzla

qs. varðsla, u, f. a watch; síðan þeim var v. vituð, Fsm.

2 varzla

2. a warranty; vera í vörzlu fyrir e-u, to be one’s security, Gþl. 424; setja sik í borgan ok vörzlu, H. E. i. 525; ganga í vörzlu fyrir e-n um kaup, Ísl. ii. 135, Þiðr. 75, D. N. iii. 56; Rafn jáði biskupi at fullar vörzlur skyldi gefask fyrir öll fé kirkna, Bs. i. 740; með fullum vörzlum, Gþl. 259.

3 varzla

3. a forbidding, ban; lyrittar varzla, Grág. (Kb.) ii. 15. vörzlu-maðr, m. a warranter, N. G. L. i. 347, Gþl. 389, Bs. i. 771, Str. 72.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᚱᛋᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

bisk: bishop.
ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
qs.: quasi.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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