Varðveita
Old Icelandic Dictionary - varðveitaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "varðveita" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
varðveita Old Icelandic word can mean:
- varðveita
- (-tta, -ttr), v.
- varðveita
- 1) to keep, preserve, with dat. (~ þessum steini);
- varðveita
- later with acc., svá skal ek þik ~, at þik skal ekki saka, I shall take such good care of thee, that no harm shall come to thee;
- varðveita
- ~ sik við e-u, frá e-u, to abstain from;
- varðveita
- ef maðr tekr grið ok varðveitir þat ekki, if a man takes up an abode and does not keep it;
- varðveita
- 2) to observe (~ guðs boðorðum).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᚦᚢᛁᛁᛏᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- acc.
- accusative.
- e-u
- einhverju.
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