Magnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - magnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "magnaðr" in English.

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

magnaðr: or mögnuðr, m. a strengthener; in poët. compds, hjaldr-m., a war-maker, warrior; sigr-m., a victor, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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