Sak-varr
Old Norse Dictionary - sak-varr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sak-varr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sak-varr
- adj. inoffensive, shunning strife, Bjarn. 51; thus written, and not sáttvarr (corrupt reading for sacvarr) as in the Edition.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚴ-ᚢᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)