Varna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - varna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "varna" in English.

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

varna Old Icelandic word can mean:

varna
(að), v.
varna
1) to withhold from one, deny one a thing, ~ e-m e-s (~ e-m liðveizlu, máls, réttinda);
varna
2) ~ við e-u, to abstain from (~ við kjötvi); ~ði-t við tárum, she could not forbear weeping.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.
e-u
einhverju.

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