Hlið-vörðr
Old Norse Dictionary - hlið-vörðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hlið-vörðr" (or hlið-vǫrðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hlið-vörðr (hlið-vǫrðr)
- m. a porter, Stj. 622, Gkv. 2, 35.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hlið-vörðr may be more accurately written as hlið-vǫrðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᛁᚦ-ᚢᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)