Skógar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - skógar-maðr

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

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

skógar-maðr
m. a ‘wood-man’ an outlaw, Nj. 110, Grág. i. 72, 87, 119, 137, 139, 178, ii. 136, 159, Grett. and the Laws and Sagas passim,

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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