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.)