Virðingar-gjarn
Old Norse Dictionary - virðingar-gjarn
Meaning of Old Norse word "virðingar-gjarn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- virðingar-gjarn
- adj. greedy of honour, ambitious, Valla L. 206: in mod. usage, vain, fond of flattery.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚦᛁᚾᚴᛅᚱ-ᚴᛁᛅᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Valla L.
- Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)