Kaupa-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - kaupa-maðrMeaning of Old Norse word "kaupa-maðr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kaupa-maðr
- m. a hired labourer during haymaking in the summer, opp. to vinnu-maðr = a servant hired for the whole year.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᛒᛅ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.