Erfi-vörðr
Old Norse Dictionary - erfi-vörðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "erfi-vörðr" (or erfi-vǫrðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- erfi-vörðr (erfi-vǫrðr)
- m. [A. S. erfeveord], an heir, poët., Gh. 14, Akv. 12, cp. the emendation of Bugge to Skv. 3. 60.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, erfi-vörðr may be more accurately written as erfi-vǫrðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚱᚠᛁ-ᚢᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
- poët.
- poetically.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Akv.
- Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
- Gh.
- Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
- Skv.
- Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)