Vari

Old Icelandic Dictionary - vari

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "vari" in English.

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

vari Old Icelandic word can mean:

vari: I)

vari: m. wariness, precaution; betri er hinn fyrri varinn, fore-thought is better than after-thought; til vara, by way of precaution.

vari: II)

vari: m. the watery substance of the blood (vatn, er menn kalla vara).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᛁ

Abbreviations used:

e-t: eitthvat.

m.: masculine.

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