Garð-sveinn

Old Norse Dictionary - garð-sveinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "garð-sveinn" in English.

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

garð-sveinn
m. a ‘yard-boy,’ valet, hence Fr. garçon, Þiðr. 230.

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.
French in etymologies.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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