Kjör-vápn
Old Norse Dictionary - kjör-vápn
Meaning of Old Norse word "kjör-vápn" (or kjǫr-vápn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kjör-vápn (kjǫr-vápn)
- n. a choice weapon, Fas. iii. 387.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjör-vápn may be more accurately written as kjǫr-vápn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚢᚱ-ᚢᛅᛒᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)