öldur-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

öldur-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 öldur-maðr (ǫldur-maðr)

m. [A. S. ealdorman], an alderman, a man of rank, Jd. 10; aldor-maðr, Pd. 13; the word occurs in these two passages only.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚢᛚᛏᚢᚱ-ᛘᛅᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
m.
masculine.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Jd.
Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)
Pd.
Placidus-drápa. (A. III.)

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