Varð-lokkur
Old Norse Dictionary - varð-lokkur
Meaning of Old Norse word "varð-lokkur"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- varð-lokkur
- f. pl. [Scot. warlock], ‘ward-songs,’ ‘guardian songs,’ charms (or better, ‘weird-songs.’ cp. the other form, urðar lokkur); hvárki em ek fjölkunnig né visinda-kona, en þó kenndi Halldis fóstra mín mér á Íslandi þat kvæði, er hón kalladi varðlokkur, Þorf. Karl. 378; from this word comes the Scot. ‘warlock,’ though it has changed its sense to that of the wizard himself.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᚦ-ᛚᚢᚴᚴᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)