Óðals-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - óðals-maðr

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

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

óðals-maðr
m. [mod. Norse odels-mann], an allodial owner, like the ‘statesman’ of Westmorland, Gþl. 289, 296: metaph., væra ek sannr óðalsmaðr til Noregs, rightful heir of Norway, Fms. ix. 326.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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