For-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - for-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "for-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word for-maðr can mean:for-maðr
- for-maðr
- m.
- for-maðr
- I. a ‘fore-man,’ captain, Fms. vii. 246. ix. 348, xi. 243, 402, Nj. 43, Magn. 486:—a master, ruler, Edda (pref.); formaðr konunga, the foremost among kings, Fms. ii. 292; f. annars fólks, the foremost man of other folk, vi. 38.
- for-maðr
- COMPDS: formannslauss, formannsskapr.
- for-maðr
- II. mod. the foreman or captain in a fishing vessel or boat; in many compds, e. g. formanns-hlutr, m. the captains share (of the fish caught).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pref.
- preface.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)