Forsjá-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - forsjá-maðr

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

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

forsjá-maðr
m. a warden, overseer, Stj. 243, Fms. i. 290, x. 421, Sturl. i. 198.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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