Dugnaðar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - dugnaðar-maðr

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

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

dugnaðar-maðr
m. an aider, help in need, 656 A, Fms. vi. 118, Fas. iii. 181: a honest hard-working man (mod.)

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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