Íllgörða-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - íllgörða-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "íllgörða-maðr" (or íllgǫrða-maðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- íllgörða-maðr (íllgǫrða-maðr)
- m. an evil-doer, of thieves, robbers, Eb. 300, Fms. i. 43, N. T., Vídal.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, íllgörða-maðr may be more accurately written as íllgǫrða-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛚᚴᚢᚱᚦᛅ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.