Vanvirða

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vanvirða

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vanvirða" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

vanvirða
vanvirða, f. Beskjæmmelse; þat er þér engisvívirðing, þó ek tala við dóttur þína,vil ek þat ok eigi til vanvirðu gera viðþik Eb. 28 (4521); kvaðst heldr viljagefa honum konuna með sœmd, enhann fífldi hana með vanvirðu Vatsd.37 (6023); hvat íllt hefir yðr hent, okhvern skaða eða vanvirðu hafit þérfengit? Heilag. I, 1491; Mar. 6127; for-manni er þat bótlaus vanvirða at varpasínum folkvápnum sér á bak ok verðavándr flóttamaðr Thom. 40437; Æf. 9933.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚿᚠᛁᚱᚦᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.

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