Verndan

Meaning of Old Norse word "verndan"

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

verndan

f. an excuse, subterfuge, Stat. 245.

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