Byrðings-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - byrðings-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "byrðings-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- byrðings-maðr
- m. a merchant-seaman, Fær. 4, Fms. ix. 18.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚱᚦᛁᚾᚴᛋ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)