Fræði-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - fræði-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fræði-maðr"

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

fræði-maðr: (fræða-maðr, Edda pref.), m. a learned man, scholar, Skálda 159; f. á kvæði, Fms. vi. 391: an historian, eptir sögn Ara prests ok annarra fræðimanna, iv. 5 (v. l.), xi. 64, Ó. H. pref. 3, Sturl. i. 9, Ísl. ii. 189.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pref.: preface.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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