Sakar-vörn
Old Norse Dictionary - sakar-vörn
Meaning of Old Norse word "sakar-vörn" (or sakar-vǫrn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sakar-vörn (sakar-vǫrn)
- f. = sakvörn (q. v.), Sks. 510, 542, 546.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sakar-vörn may be more accurately written as sakar-vǫrn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚴᛅᚱ-ᚢᚢᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)