Tölu-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - tölu-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tölu-maðr" (or tǫlu-maðr) in English.

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

tölu-maðr (tǫlu-maðr)
m. a teller; nú eru eigi tölu-menn til, N. G. L. i. 49, 350.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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