Arftöku-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - arftöku-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "arftöku-maðr" (or arftǫku-maðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- arftöku-maðr (arftǫku-maðr)
- m. an heir, successor to an inheritance, Grág. i. 62, Sturl. i. 98, Fms. v. 53.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, arftöku-maðr may be more accurately written as arftǫku-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱᚠᛏᚢᚴᚢ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)