Geir-varta

Old Norse Dictionary - geir-varta

Meaning of Old Norse word "geir-varta"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

geir-varta
u, f. the nipple, of a man, Rb. 346, Sturl. i. 41, Ld. 136, 140, Fs. 145: of a woman, less correctly, Mar. 603.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛁᚱ-ᚢᛅᚱᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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