Sæmdar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - sæmdar-maðr

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

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

sæmdar-maðr: m. a man of honour, importance, distinction, Nj. 40, Fms. i. 85; s. ok fuilhugi, vii. 150, Fs. 23; hón var hæfilát ok sink, en þó s., Sturl. iii. 169, Sks. 280.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛘᛏᛅᚱ-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:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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