Vörpu-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - vörpu-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vörpu-ligr" (or vǫrpu-ligr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vörpu-ligr (vǫrpu-ligr)
- adj. of stout, stalely appearance; v. ok mikilúðligr, Fms. xi. 78; konungr spurði hverr sá væri inn vörpuligi maðr, Ld. 312, Finnb. 308 (v. l.), Ó. H. 155, Þorst. Síðu II. 15.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vörpu-ligr may be more accurately written as vǫrpu-ligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᚱᛒᚢ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)