Vildar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - vildar-maðr

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

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

vildar-maðr
m. the best man, a trusted, distinguished man, Fms. x. 293; konungr ok mart vildarmanna, vi. 279; féll mart vildarmanna, ix. 408.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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