Lyritar-vörn

Old Norse Dictionary - lyritar-vörn

Meaning of Old Norse word "lyritar-vörn" (or lyritar-vǫrn)

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

lyritar-vörn (lyritar-vǫrn)
f. = lyritarvarzla, Grág. ii. 219.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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