Giptu-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - giptu-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "giptu-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- giptu-maðr
- m. a lucky man, Grett. 163, Fms. vi. 274, Fs. 43, 80.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛒᛏᚢ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)