Auvirðs-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - auvirðs-maðrMeaning of Old Norse word "auvirðs-maðr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- auvirðs-maðr
- m. a wretch, laggard, 655, vide Sturl. ii. 139, Fær. 74, Þorf. Karl. 426.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᚢᛁᚱᚦᛋ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)