Guðspjalla-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - guðspjalla-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "guðspjalla-maðr"

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

guðspjalla-maðr
m. a ‘gospel-man,’ an evangelist, Stj. 144, Barl. 49, Sks. 562; at frásögn Mathias (Johannes, Markus, Lukas) guðspjallamanns, Mar. 1; still used so in Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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