Fylkis-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - fylkis-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fylkis-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fylkis-maðr
- m. an inhabitant of a shire, N. G. L. i. 343, Boldt 169.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚᚴᛁᛋ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Boldt
- Boldt. (J. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)