Gæi-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - gæi-maðr

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

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

gæi-maðr: m. a gude-man or good-man, franklin, perh. derived from gó- in góligr, Edda i. 536 (a απ. λεγ.); it is evidently the same as Engl. yeoman, gæi-brúðr, f. a good-wife, also a απ. λεγ. in a verse, Eb.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.: απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

perh.: perhaps.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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