Vánar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - vánar-maðr

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

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

vánar-maðr
m. a man who has a hope of being saved, Bs. i. 113, Mar.: an alms-man, beggar, = úmagi (q. v.), N. G. L. i. 211; ef maðr færir þá konu af landi er vánar maðr manns er, 212.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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