Austan-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - austan-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "austan-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- austan-maðr
- m. a man from the east, Old Engl. easterling, Sturl. iii. 248.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᛋᛏᛅᚾ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)