Áhlaupa-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - áhlaupa-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "áhlaupa-maðr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

áhlaupa-maðr
m. a hot-headed, impetuous person, Korm. 8, Þórð. 43: now used of a man that works by fits and starts, not steadily.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚼᛚᛅᚢᛒᛅ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
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