Mat-sveinn

Old Norse Dictionary - mat-sveinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "mat-sveinn" in English.

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

mat-sveinn
m. a meat-boy, cook, esp. on board a ship, Fs. 150, Eb. 192, Þiðr. 127, Fms. x. 129.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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