Varan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - varan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "varan" in Norwegian.

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

varan
varan, f. 1) Advarsel, Paamindelse (jvfvara); var þar á (nl. Brevet) stafkarla-letr, ok féngu þeir eigi lesit, en sváþótti þeim sem vörun nökkur væri áþví Sturl. 39232. 2) at man vogtersig for noget, afholder sig fra noget (jvfvarast); varan syndar Hom. 2520.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚱᛆᚿ
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.
nl.
nemlig.

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