Vísinda-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - vísinda-maðr

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

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

vísinda-maðr
m. a soothsayer, Orkn. 138, 140, Stj. 439, 491, Fas. i. 5: mod. a scholar, man of science.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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