Þjóð-smiðr

Old Norse Dictionary - þjóð-smiðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjóð-smiðr" in English.

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

þjóð-smiðr
m. a master-craftsman, great artist; Þórðr var umsýslumaðr mikill ok inn mesti þ., of a shipwright, Þórð. 10 new Ed.; hann var hinn mesti þ., Fb. ii. 73, and in mod. usage; cp. þjóðhagr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
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