varþer (OSw) varþr (OGu) vörðr (ON) værþer (OSw) noun

care ONorw GuL Kpb, Løb, Arb, Mhb, Olb
guard OSw HL Kgb
OSw SdmL Kgb, Mb

guard duty OSw HL Kgb
OSw MESt Kgb

guardianship OIce Kge 16
protection OSw VmL Bb
watch OGu GL A 54
ONorw GuL Leb
OSw BjR
OSw MESt Bb Eb
OSw UL Kgb

Expressions:

gaarder ok waarder (OSw)

fence and boundary [both functioning as fence and boundary marker simultaneously] OSw KrL Bb

varþer ok vaka (OSw)

guard and watch OSw BjR MESt Kgb SdmL Kgb

(siþen) i varþ ær ringt (OSw)

(after) the night watch has begun OSw BjR MESt Bb, Eb, Dob

Citation
  • ‘varþer’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5724
    (07/27/2024)