Láð-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - láð-maðr

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

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

láð-maðr
m. [an A. S. word, as the root vowel á = ei shews]:—a loadsman, pilot, guide; Keisarinn sendi konungi herlið mikit ok láðmenn af sínu ríki, FmS. xi. 313, v. l. (cp. the verse), FaS. ii. 304 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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