Vörr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vörr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vörr" (or vǫrr) in Norwegian.

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

vörr (vǫrr): vörr, f. (G. varrar) Læbe; hann brá viðskildinum, ok hljóp af sverðit í andlithonum ok kom á tanngarðinn ok tókaf vörrina neðri Dpl. 253; jarl mátti þáekki mæla -, varrar jarls váru ókyrrar,ok var hann þá kominn at bana Fm.VIII, 9815; mun ek hringa nasar þínarsem svíns rana, en láta taum í varrarþínar ok leiða þik Stj. 64421; SE. I, 346;tunga þessa líkams ok varrir skylduvera prestar várir Anecd. 118; skemdistmjök í andliti af því vápni - svá atí sundr hlupu báðar varrirnar Bp. I,3605, undertiden i Formen vör.

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, vörr may be more accurately written as vǫrr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᚱᚱ
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.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

pl.: Pluralis.

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