Varðhelgi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - varðhelgi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "varðhelgi" in Norwegian.

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

varðhelgi
varðhelgi, f. Fristed, Asyl; í Holmgarðivar svá mikil varðhelgi, at drepa skyldihvern mann er údœmdan vá Flat. I,8031 (Hkr. 1294; Fm. I, 80) jvf friðhelgr.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚱᚦᚼᚽᛚᚵᛁ
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.
gr.
græft.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.

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