Nauðungar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - nauðungar-maðr

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

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

nauðungar-maðr
m.; in the phrase, vera e-s n., to be under another person’s thumb, yield him forced obedience, Ld. 170, Fms. i. 75.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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