--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, wyrdplace@... wrote:

>
> Oh, of course! Now I feel dumb. It didn't even occur to me that

that might be a 'v'. And now I remember seeing that word before.

>
> thanks!

You're welcome! I didn't even spot that it wasn't a 'v' - as the
letters 'u' and 'v' are fairly interchangeable in medieval and early
modern spelling.