Vápnaburðr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - vápnaburðrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "vápnaburðr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
vápnaburðr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- vápnaburðr
- m.
- vápnaburðr
- 1) carrying of arms (þá var svá lítill ~, at ein var stálhúfa þá á alþingi);
- vápnaburðr
- 2) fray, shower of weapons in battle; bar fyrir útan þat skip vápnaburð heiðingja, their missiles fell outside the ship.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛒᚾᛅᛒᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
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