Þurfa-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - þurfa-maðr

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

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

þurfa-maðr
m. a poor man, needy person, K. þ. K. 142, BS. i. 834, D. I. i. 218, MS. 623. 20; saðr þ., Clem. 135; þurfamanna-tíund, the poor-rate, K. þ. K. 162.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
D. I.
Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
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