Forráða-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - forráða-maðr

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

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

forráða-maðr: and forráðs-maðr, m. a manager, warden, Grág. ii. 405, Vm. 108; f. kristninnar, the leaders of the church, 656 C. 17, Hom. 95; f. ok höfðingi, Ver. 18, Hkr. i. 83; f. á skipi, the captain of a ship, Landn. 56.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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