Varnaðar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - varnaðar-maðr

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

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

varnaðar-maðr
m. a warder, guardian (Germ. vormund), Eb. 156, Fms. x. 293: a trustee, delegate, höfðingjar eða varnaðar-menn þeirra, iv. 284.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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