Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skuldar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 skuldar-maðr

2 skuldar-maðr

1. a person in bondage for debt, Lat. obaeratus; á þingi skal skuldarmann taka … nú ef maðr selr skuldarmann mansali, … nú skal hann neyta skuldarmann sinn sem þræl sinn, etc., N. G. L. i. 36 (ch. 71); um innihafnir skuldarmanna, Grág. i. 73; Þorsteinn skuldarmaðr, Lv. 86.

3 skuldar-maðr

2. a creditor, Stj. 613, N. G. L. i. 63, Gþl. 254.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

skuldar-maðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
etc.: et cetera.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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