Liðs-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - liðs-maðr

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

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

liðs-maðr
m. a follower, warrior, in pl. liðsmenn, the men of one’s army, Eg. 57, Fms. ix. 36, 47, 509: a sailor, in the pr. name

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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