Vernd
Old Norse Dictionary - vernd
Meaning of Old Norse word "vernd"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vernd can mean:vernd
- vernd
- f. [cp. verja, vörn; Swed. värnd], defence, protection, keeping, Fms. v.. 146, 260; til varðveizlu ok verndar, ii. 141; vernd ok hlíf, 184; ef einn maðr röskr er til verndar, Grett. 133 A: an excuse, veita e-u vernd, to excuse, Fms. v. 55; standa þar til verndar í móti, to make excuses, D. N. i. 157: as a law phrase = vörn, Band. 22 new Ed., Flóv. 22.
- vernd
- 2. = verndan; eiga vernd á e-u, to have a title, right to, Fms. v. 55.
- vernd
- COMPDS: verndarbréf, verndarlauss, verndarmaðr, verndarstofa.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Flóv.
- Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)