Íþrótta-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - íþrótta-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "íþrótta-maðr"

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

íþrótta-maðr
m. a man skilled in exercises, Fms. i. 17, Eg. 199, Finnb. 336; í. ok vitr, Bret. 8; haun görðisk enn mesti íðróttamaðr (master) í þess-konar námi (viz. in grammar), Bs. i. 163.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
viz.
namely.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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