Ættaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - ættaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ættaðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ættaðr
- part. by birth; ættaðr vel, well-born, of good family, Nj. 224; góðar nornir ok vel ættaðar skapa góðan aldr, Edda 11; hón var ættuð ór Mostr, Fms. i. 14; ættaðr fyrir vestan haf, having one’s family west beyond the sea, Grett. 84 A.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᛏᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)