Út-vörðr
Old Norse Dictionary - út-vörðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "út-vörðr" (or út-vǫrðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- út-vörðr (út-vǫrðr)
- m. an out-post, Hkr. i. 244, Fms. viii. 90.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, út-vörðr may be more accurately written as út-vǫrðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏ-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.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)