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.)