Hólmgöngu-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - hólmgöngu-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hólmgöngu-maðr" (or hólmgǫngu-maðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hólmgöngu-maðr (hólmgǫngu-maðr)
- m. a champion of h., Korm. 54, Fms. i. 149.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hólmgöngu-maðr may be more accurately written as hólmgǫngu-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛘᚴᚢᚾᚴᚢ-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.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)