Forstöðu-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - forstöðu-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "forstöðu-maðr" (or forstǫðu-maðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- forstöðu-maðr (forstǫðu-maðr)
- m. a manager, Ver. 36, Rb. 404.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, forstöðu-maðr may be more accurately written as forstǫðu-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛋᛏᚢᚦᚢ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)