Hest-vörðr
Old Norse Dictionary - hest-vörðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hest-vörðr" (or hest-vǫrðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hest-vörðr (hest-vǫrðr)
- m. a mounted guard, Fms. vii. 178, ix. 350, 351.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hest-vörðr may be more accurately written as hest-vǫrðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛋᛏ-ᚢᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)