Drykkju-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - drykkju-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "drykkju-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- drykkju-maðr
- m. a great drinker, Fms. vii. 175, viii. 238, Edda 32.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢᚴᚴᛁᚢ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)