Gæfu-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - gæfu-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gæfu-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gæfu-maðr
- m. a lucky man, Nj. 129, Fms. ii. 73, Bs. i. 60, Fs. 7, 115, Ó. H. 123, passim; (ógæfu-maðr, a luckless man.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚠᚢ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)