Virða

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

virða Old Icelandic word can mean:

virða

(-rða, -rðr), v.

virða

1) to fix the worth of a thing, to tax, value (síðan vóru virð fé Haflgerðar);

virða

2) fig., to value, estimate (þat kann engi ~ nema guð einn);

virða

with gen., ~ e-t mikils, to rate highly, think much of;

virða

~ lítils, to think or make light of;

virða

~ e-t engis (einskis), to make nothing of;

virða

~ e-t með sjálfum sér, to bethink oneself of, consider;

virða

konungr virði mest skáld sín, he held his poets in the highest estimation;

virða

virði jarl hann vel, the earl showed him great honour;

virða

~ til, to pay heed to, regard;

virða

hann kveðst vilja ~ til enn heilaga Jacobum postola, he said he would respect the sanctity of St. James;

virða

~ e-t til e-s, to consider (deem) as (~ e-t til útrúleika við e-n);

virða

~ e-t vel, illa fyrir e-m, to put it to his credit, discredit;

virða

3) refl., ~st vel, to be highly esteemed (hann virðist hvervetna vel);

virða

impers., virðist öllum mönnum vel til hans, everybody liked him;

virða

virðist oss svá, sem minnkaðist vár sœmd í því, it seems to us, we think that …;

virða

virðist hann konunginum afbragðsmaðr, the king thought him to be an exceptional man.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᚦᛅ

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

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary