Atgörða-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - atgörða-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "atgörða-maðr" (or atgǫrða-maðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- atgörða-maðr (atgǫrða-maðr)
- m. a ready man, El. 15, Sturl. ii. 127.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, atgörða-maðr may be more accurately written as atgǫrða-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᚴᚢᚱᚦᛅ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- El.
- Elis Saga. (G. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)