Árnaðar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - árnaðar-maðr

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

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

árnaðar-maðr
m. an intercessor, esp. of Christ and the saints, Magn. 504.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
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