Austan-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - austan-maðr

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

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

austan-maðr
m. a man from the east, Old Engl. easterling, Sturl. iii. 248.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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