Browse by Letter
Language
Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kaupa-maðr

Back to Letter K
Definitions

Definitions

1 definitions

1 kaupa-maðr

m. a hired labourer during haymaking in the summer, opp. to vinnu-maðr = a servant hired for the whole year.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

kaupa-maðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "kaupa-maðr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
opp
opposed to.
opp.
opposed.
opp. to
opposed to.
p.
page.