Bindandis-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - bindandis-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bindandis-maðr"

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

bindandis-maðr
m. an ascetic, Bs. ii. 146; mod. a teetotaler.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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