Borgar-veggr
Old Norse Dictionary - borgar-veggr
Meaning of Old Norse word "borgar-veggr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- borgar-veggr
- m. the wall of a fort (town), Orkn. 376, Fms. i. 104, Hkr. i. 217, Ver. 24.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚱᚴᛅᚱ-ᚢᛁᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)