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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