Varnaðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - varnaðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "varnaðr" in English.

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

varnaðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

varnaðr
(gen. -ar), m.
varnaðr
1) protection, keeping (hafði hann tekit mál þeira á. sinn varnað);
varnaðr
2) warning, caution; láta sér annars víti at varnaði verða, to be warned by another’s woe; bjóða, setja e-m varnað ð e-u, to bid one beware of a thing; margir hlutir vóru þar til varnaðar mæltir, were forbidden;
varnaðr
3) wares, goods (Egill lét upp setja skip sín ok fœra varnað til staðar);
varnaðr
4) household people.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᚾᛅᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-u
einhverju.

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