Varð-helgi
Old Norse Dictionary - varð-helgi
Meaning of Old Norse word "varð-helgi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- varð-helgi
- f. a sanctuary, asylum. Fms. i. 80, v. l. (= griða-staðr).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᚦ-ᚼᛁᛚᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)