Hefndar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hefndar-maðr

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

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

hefndar-maðr
m. an avenger, Bær. 3.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
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