Vörð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vörð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vörð" (or vǫrð) in Norwegian.

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

vörð (vǫrð): vörð, f. (N. Pl. varðir) Kvinde. Lok. 33(jvf S. Bugges Anm. dertil i NFkv. 118b); Merl. II, 53 (AnO. 1849 S. 57);Herv. 3377 (Fld. I, 471). Jvf. Guðr. 3, 3 og Bugges Anm. i NFkv. 426b.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, vörð may be more accurately written as vǫrð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᚱᚦ
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.

Pl.: Pluralis.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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