Frið-menn

Old Norse Dictionary - frið-menn

Meaning of Old Norse word "frið-menn" in English.

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

frið-menn
m. pl. men of peace, friends, Ld. 76, Lv. 102, Stj. 213, Fms. vi. 28, x. 244, H. E. i. 243; friðmenn konungs, the king’s friends or allies, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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