Embættis-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - embættis-maðr

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

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

embættis-maðr: m. a minister (priest), Hom. 119, Sks. 162, Fms. v. 146: in mod. use, embættismaðr, -lauss, etc. (= Germ, beamter, Dan. embedsman) mean an officer, chiefly in a secular sense.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

etc.: et cetera.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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