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.)
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