Venzla-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - venzla-maðr

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

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

venzla-maðr
m. a person bound by ties, a kinsman, relation; vinir ok venzlamenn, Bs. i. 21; yðr venzlamönnum Þóris, Gullþ. 20; Kolbeini ok hans venzlamönnum, Sturl. ii. 1, Bs. i. 489, 494.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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