Kaupa-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kaupa-maðr"

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

kaupa-maðr

m. a hired labourer during haymaking in the summer, opp. to vinnu-maðr = a servant hired for the whole year.

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