Vánar-völr
Old Norse Dictionary - vánar-völr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vánar-völr" (or vánar-vǫlr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vánar-völr (vánar-vǫlr)
- m. a beggar’s staff; bera vánarvöl, Hm. 77; ganga með vánarvöl, to walk with a beggar’s staff, be brought to beggary, N. G. l. ii. 71: mod. also, fara á vonarvöl.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vánar-völr may be more accurately written as vánar-vǫlr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾᛅᚱ-ᚢᚢᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)