Söng-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - söng-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "söng-maðr" (or sǫng-maðr) in English.

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

söng-maðr (sǫng-maðr)
m. a singing-man; mikill raddmaðr ok s., Bs. i. 127; íþrótta-menn ok söngmenn, 655 v. 1.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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