Föru-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - föru-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "föru-maðr" (or fǫru-maðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- föru-maðr (fǫru-maðr)
- m. a vagrant man, a pauper, Gþl. 432. Jb. 183.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föru-maðr may be more accurately written as fǫru-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᚢ-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:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)