Miskunnar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - miskunnar-maðr

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

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

miskunnar-maðr
m. an object of charity, a pauper, Ld. 310.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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