Suðr-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - suðr-maðr

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

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

suðr-maðr
m. a southerner, esp. of a Saxon, German, as opp. to a Northman, Magn. 528, Fms. viii. 248, xi. 303, 354, Fb. i. 540, Karl. 288, 355, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
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