Föru-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - föru-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "föru-maðr" (or fǫru-maðr) in English.

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

föru-maðr (fǫru-maðr)
m. a vagrant man, a pauper, Gþl. 432. Jb. 183.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᚢ-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:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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