Fjörráðs-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - fjörráðs-maðrMeaning of Old Norse word "fjörráðs-maðr" (or fjǫrráðs-maðr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjörráðs-maðr (fjǫrráðs-maðr)
- (fjörs-maðr, Fagrsk. 181), m. a traitor against one’s life.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjörráðs-maðr may be more accurately written as fjǫrráðs-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᚱᛅᚦᛋ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fagrsk.
- Fagrskinna. (K. I.)