Old Icelandic Dictionary -

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

Old Icelandic word can mean:

I)
(gen. vár), f. woe, calamity, danger;
þat er lítil vá, ’tis no great harm;
e-m bregðr vá fyrir grön, one gets a sudden fright (brá þeim vá fyrir grön, er þeir sá Birkibeina).
II)
f. nook, corner = vrá.
III)
(váða), v. to blame (úkynnis þess vár þik engi maðr).
IV)
from vega.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
e-m
einhverjum.
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