Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Véar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 véar

m. pl., is in Lex. Poët. entered among the names of gods, but scarcely rightly so, for the Hým. 39 is corrupt; ‘véar skulu’ probably is ‘Véorr skyli’ … drekka eitt öldr, may W. (i. e. Thor) enjoy a banquet with Egir! so also in the verse of Kristni S. ch. 8, véa is gen. pl. from vé = aedes; perh. tanna vé = aedes dentium = the mouth (?).

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Runic Inscription

véar

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
gen.: genitive.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
perh.: perhaps.
pl.: plural.
prob: probable, probably.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Kristni S.: Kristni Saga. (D. I. III.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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