Verðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - verðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "verðr" in English.

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

verðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

verðr
I)
verðr
(gen. verðar), m. meal (fá árliga verðar); cf. dag~, nátt~.
verðr
II)
verðr
a.
verðr
1) worth, with gen. (meira þykki mér verð vinátta þin); svá þótti honum mikils um vert, he took it so much to heart; mikils ~, much worth;
verðr
2) worthy, deserving; v. e-s, worthy of (þótti þér hann ekki drápunnar ~?).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
e-s
einhvers.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

Back