Virðingar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - virðingar-maðr

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

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

virðingar-maðr: m. an appraiser, Grág. i. 208: a man of distinction, rank, Eg. 162, 466, Nj. 22, Fms. vi. 113; höfðingi ok v. mikill, Fs. 156; Helgi var v., Gullþ. 3.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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