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.)
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