Sal-vörðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sal-vörðr" (or sal-vǫrðr)

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

sal-vörðr (sal-vǫrðr)

sal-vörðuðr, m. a ‘house-ward,’ porter, Ýt.

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

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