Borganar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - borganar-maðr

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

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

borganar-maðr
m. a bailsman, Bs. i. 770, Jb. 112, Band. 33 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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