Umsýslu-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - umsýslu-maðr

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

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

umsýslu-maðr
m. an active man, a man of business; þú ert umsýslumaðr mikill ok hagr vel, Fms. i. 290, Eg. 4: a manager, steward, Sturl. ii. 145; umsýslumaðr um fé e-s, Grág. i. 336.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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