Bréfa-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - bréfa-maðr

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

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

bréfa-maðr
m. a letter-carrier, public courier, Fms. ix. 20.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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