Þunga-vara
Old Norse Dictionary - þunga-vara
Meaning of Old Norse word "þunga-vara"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þunga-vara
- u, f. (-varningr, -varnaðr, m.), heavy goods (iron, salt, and the like), Fb. iii. 342, N. G. L. iii. 122, Fms. vi. 375.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚾᚴᛅ-ᚢᛅᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)