Garð-vörðr
Old Norse Dictionary - garð-vörðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "garð-vörðr" (or garð-vǫrðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- garð-vörðr (garð-vǫrðr)
- m. a ‘court-warder,’ overseer, Karl. 10.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, garð-vörðr may be more accurately written as garð-vǫrðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚱᚦ-ᚢᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)