Akrgörðar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - akrgörðar-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "akrgörðar-maðr" (or akrgǫrðar-maðr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

akrgörðar-maðr (akrgǫrðar-maðr)
m. ploughmen, Nj. 54.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, akrgörðar-maðr may be more accurately written as akrgǫrðar-maðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚴᚱᚴᚢᚱᚦᛅᚱ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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