Akrgörðar-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - akrgörðar-maðrMeaning of Old Norse word "akrgörðar-maðr" (or akrgǫrðar-maðr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- akrgörðar-maðr (akrgǫrðar-maðr)
- m. ploughmen, Nj. 54.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, akrgörðar-maðr may be more accurately written as akrgǫrðar-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚴᚱᚴᚢᚱᚦᛅᚱ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)