Öldur-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - öldur-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "öldur-maðr" (or ǫldur-maðr) in English.

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

öldur-maðr (ǫldur-maðr): m. [A. S. ealdorman], an alderman, a man of rank, Jd. 10; aldor-maðr, Pd. 13; the word occurs in these two passages only.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öldur-maðr may be more accurately written as ǫldur-maðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Jd.: Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)

Pd.: Placidus-drápa. (A. III.)

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