Várkunnigr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - várkunnigr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "várkunnigr" in Norwegian.

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

várkunnigr: várkunnigr, adj. medlidende, barmhjertigmod nogen (e-m); er hann várkunnigrsér er hann bíðr vægðar Klm. 48917;hann (Joseph) var svá várkunnigr sín-um sammœddum bróður, at hann tár-aðist Stj. 2176; allir góðir menn séhonum várkunnigir um alla þá hluti,sem hann hefir í þessarri gerð úviðr-kœmiliga sagt eða fram farit Stj. 223;Laban bað hann vera sér þar um vár-kunnigan Stj. 17229; vel hefir sá maðr,er hann bíðr eigi slíkt íllt þessa heims-, svá aumligt ok hörmuligt sem umþá er alla, er slíks ero várkungir Hom.1597 jvf OHm. 113.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚱᚴᚢᚿᚿᛁᚵᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.

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