Vernda
Old Norse Dictionary - vernda
Meaning of Old Norse word "vernda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vernda
- að, [cp. Dan. værne om noget], to protect, Fms. vi. 70, Stj. 68, H. E. i. 509, passim in mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚾᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)