Höld-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - höld-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "höld-maðr" (or hǫld-maðr) in English.

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

höld-maðr (hǫld-maðr)
m. = höldr, N. G. L. i. 44, 55, 71, 175.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höld-maðr may be more accurately written as hǫld-maðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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