Flugu-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - flugu-maðr

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

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

flugu-maðr: m. ‘a man of flies,’ a wizard, occurs in this sense in the old Swed. law (Verel.): hence metaph. a hired bandit, an assassin, Landn. 181, n. G. l. ii. 51, Fms. v. 45, 190, vi. 188, Glúm. 361, Rd. 307, Lv. 57.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

s. v.: sub voce.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Verel.: Verelius, Index.

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