Við-vörun
Old Norse Dictionary - við-vörun
Meaning of Old Norse word "við-vörun" (or við-vǫrun)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- við-vörun (við-vǫrun)
- and við-varan, f. a warning, Nj. 166, 254, Fas. i. 491.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, við-vörun may be more accurately written as við-vǫrun.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦ-ᚢᚢᚱᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)