Varðhalds-engill
Old Norse Dictionary - varðhalds-engill
Meaning of Old Norse word "varðhalds-engill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- varðhalds-engill
- m. a guardian angel, Fas. iii. 671.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᚦᚼᛅᛚᛏᛋ-ᛁᚾᚴᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)