Garð-sveinn
Old Norse Dictionary - garð-sveinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "garð-sveinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- garð-sveinn
- m. a ‘yard-boy,’ valet, hence Fr. garçon, Þiðr. 230.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚱᚦ-ᛋᚢᛁᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)