Vari
Old Norse Dictionary - vari
Meaning of Old Norse word "vari"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vari can mean:vari
- vari
- a, m. wariness, caution, Fas. iii. 268; bjóða e-m vara á e-u, to bid one beware of, Grett. 148 A; betri er fyrri varinn, fore-thought is better than after-thought, Fs. 65 (see the foot-note).
- vari
- II. til vara …, Bs. i. 735; til vonar og vara, and til vara (as adv.), for sake of precaution, in case that …; and-vari, q. v.
- vari
- 2. as prefixed to compds, vara- is = Engl. vice-; vara-skeifa, vara-forseti, vara-frumvarp, etc. (mod.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- adv.
- adverb.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)