Yfir-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-maðr

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

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

yfir-maðr: m. an ‘over-man,’ superior, master; yfirmaðr Vatnsdæla, Fs. 26; y. héraðs. 4; Ólafr er betr til yfirmanns fallinn enn mínir synir, Ld. 84; at allan aldr síðan myndi Norðmenn vera yfirmenn Dana, Fms, vi. 233; hann skal verða yfirmaðr minn meðan hann lifir. Eg. 16: þá eigum vér þó at vera yfirmenn þeirra (be their betters) í öllum stöðum, Fms. ix. 509; minn yfirmann (nom. sic), Fas. i. 103.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

nom.: nominative.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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