Véorr
Old Norse Dictionary - véorr
Meaning of Old Norse word "véorr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- véorr
- véoðr, contr. veiðr (Haustl.), only used as a name of Thor, Hým., Vsp., Edda (Gl.), meaning either the holy, a priest (= Goth. weiha), or from vé, n., referring to Thor ‘as the defender of hearth and home’.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- contr.
- contracted.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)