Leir-vör

Meaning of Old Norse word "leir-vör" (or leir-vǫr)

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

leir-vör (leir-vǫr)

f. the name of an ogress, Edda.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, leir-vör may be more accurately written as leir-vǫr.

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