Varningr

Old Norse Dictionary - varningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "varningr"

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

varningr
m. = vanaðr, wares, Eg. 159, 467 (of a cargo); vil ek at þú takir mjöl ok við ok slíkt annat sem þér líkar af varningi, Nj. 4; varnings skipti, Krók. 60 C; kaupmanna v., a merchant’s wares, Fb. ii. 274; reiða ok annan varning, Fms. iv. 372 (varnað, Ó. H., l. c.); hann fékk sér varning frá skipi, Fs. 63; kistu er í er varningr, Fms. vi. 272; v. í mjöl ok í malt, D. N.; stykki varnings, D. N. ii. 468; Hjaltlenzkr v., Munk. 33. varnings-tíund, f. a kind of tithe or duty. Lange’s Norske Klost. Hist. 378 (foot-note n).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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