Gæfu-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - gæfu-maðr

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

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

gæfu-maðr
m. a lucky man, Nj. 129, Fms. ii. 73, Bs. i. 60, Fs. 7, 115, Ó. H. 123, passim; (ógæfu-maðr, a luckless man.)

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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