Var-

Meaning of Old Norse word "var-"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

var-

a prefixed particle; as to its root, var- is prob. akin to compar. verri, verstr, Goth. wariza:—scarcely, scantily; see below.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱ-
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements