Hefðar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hefðar-maðr

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

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

hefðar-maðr
m. a claimant by possession, Bs. i. 731.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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