Nefndar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - nefndar-maðr

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

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

nefndar-maðr
m. a man nominated as a member of the lögþing (in the Norse sense), a certain fixed number being sent from each county, Gþl. 8–18, Jb. 11 sqq.: a man named for the levy, 98.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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