Varnaðar-bréf

Old Norse Dictionary - varnaðar-bréf

Meaning of Old Norse word "varnaðar-bréf"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

varnaðar-bréf
n. = Dan. leide-brev, a letter of protection, safe-conduct, H. E. i. 432, ii. 91 (n. G. L. iii. 27).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᚾᛅᚦᛅᚱ-ᛒᚱᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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