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, m. (G. varrar, N. Pl. verrir, A. Pl.vörru) Aaretag, Aaredrag; det Stykke etSkib strider frem ved hvert Aaretag; íeinum verri brýtr hann sundr báðarárarnar ok af keipana Didr. 3139; erþeir höfðu fá vörru róit frá landi Fm.VIII, 21724; ríkuliga hygg ek þá vörruþeysa dvs. jeg tror de ro kraftigen, Fsk. 513.

Part of speech: m

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:

G.
Genitiv.
m.
Masculin.
Pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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