Forráða-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - forráða-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "forráða-maðr"

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

forráða-maðr
and forráðs-maðr, m. a manager, warden, Grág. ii. 405, Vm. 108; f. kristninnar, the leaders of the church, 656 C. 17, Hom. 95; f. ok höfðingi, Ver. 18, Hkr. i. 83; f. á skipi, the captain of a ship, Landn. 56.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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