Varð-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - varð-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "varð-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- varð-maðr
- m. a watch-man, warder, Fms. i. 41, ix. 217, Eg. 88, 121, 284, Grág., Stj., passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᚦ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)