Hvata-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - hvata-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvata-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvata-maðr
- m. an instigator, Ld. 240, Fms. xi. 263.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛏᛅ-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.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)