Fjöru-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - fjöru-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjöru-maðr" (or fjǫru-maðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjöru-maðr (fjǫru-maðr)
- m. the owner of the shore, Grág. ii. 367, Jb. 318.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjöru-maðr may be more accurately written as fjǫru-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᚢ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)