Streng-vörðr
Old Norse Dictionary - streng-vörðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "streng-vörðr" (or streng-vǫrðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- streng-vörðr (streng-vǫrðr)
- m. a watch at the anchor-cable (moorings); halda strengvörð, Fms. x. 135; við strengvörð á stýri, Kormak.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, streng-vörðr may be more accurately written as streng-vǫrðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚱᛁᚾᚴ-ᚢᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)