Borgar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - borgar-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "borgar-maðr"

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

borgar-maðr
m. a townsman, citizen, Eg. 244, Fms. i. 103, Sks. 649, mostly in pl., Lat. concivis is rendered by b., Hom. 17.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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