Ask-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - ask-maðr

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

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

ask-maðr
m. [A. S. äscmen, vide Adam Brem. below], a viking, pirate, a cognom., Eg., FmS., Hkr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cognom.
cognomen.
m.
masculine.
nom.
nominative.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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