Laun-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - laun-maðr

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

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

laun-maðr
m. a hidden (sham) person, a dummy. Boll. 338.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Boll.
Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
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