Forstöðu-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - forstöðu-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "forstöðu-maðr" (or forstǫðu-maðr) in English.

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

forstöðu-maðr (forstǫðu-maðr)
m. a manager, Ver. 36, Rb. 404.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, forstöðu-maðr may be more accurately written as forstǫðu-maðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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