Fjörráðs-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - fjörráðs-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjörráðs-maðr" (or fjǫrráðs-maðr)

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

fjörráðs-maðr (fjǫrráðs-maðr)
(fjörs-maðr, Fagrsk. 181), m. a traitor against one’s life.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjörráðs-maðr may be more accurately written as fjǫrráðs-maðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
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