Festu-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - festu-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "festu-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- festu-maðr
- m. a bail, surety, Fms. vii. 39.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛋᛏᚢ-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.)