Varpa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - varpa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "varpa" in Norwegian.

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

varpa
varpa, f. 1) Sted hvor man kan eller pleierat kaste med Not, Vad. Bolt 79. 87. 104;DN. I, 783. 2) det Redskab som sæt-tes, kastes paa et saadant Sted; bóndiferr til ok setr út vörpurnar, ok verðrfyrir einn vænasti fiskr Bp. II, 14430. 3) ? engi skal þat mæla við annan, athann sé hórbarn eða varpa Bjark. 35.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚱᛕᛆ
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.
p.
Pagina, side.

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