Dura-vörðr
Old Norse Dictionary - dura-vörðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dura-vörðr" (or dura-vǫrðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dura-vörðr (dura-vǫrðr)
- m. a door-keeper, Sks. 289.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, dura-vörðr may be more accurately written as dura-vǫrðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᛅ-ᚢᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)