Hjálpar-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - hjálpar-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjálpar-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjálpar-maðr
- m. a helper in need, Stj. 448, Orkn. 460: one wanting help, Fms. vii. 33.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒᛅᚱ-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:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)