Forsjá-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - forsjá-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "forsjá-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- forsjá-maðr
- m. a warden, overseer, Stj. 243, Fms. i. 290, x. 421, Sturl. i. 198.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛋᛁᛅ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)