Vár-önn

Old Norse Dictionary - vár-önn

Meaning of Old Norse word "vár-önn" (or vár-ǫnn)

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

vár-önn (vár-ǫnn)
f. spring-work, Grág. ii. 261.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vár-önn may be more accurately written as vár-ǫnn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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