Vöru-váð

Old Norse Dictionary - vöru-váð

Meaning of Old Norse word "vöru-váð" (or vǫru-váð)

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

vöru-váð (vǫru-váð)
f. marketable cloth, common wadmal; vöruváðar kufl, kyrtill, stakkr, Ísl. ii. 80, Nj. 32 (v. l.), Fas. ii. 343.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vöru-váð may be more accurately written as vǫru-váð.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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