Krist-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - krist-maðr

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

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

krist-maðr
m. a ‘Christ-man,’ champion of Christ, Ó. H. 204, 216; er nokkurr sá í þínu föruneyti, Kristmaðrinn, er meira hafi á degi vaxit, en vit braeðr, 202.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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