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