Krist-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - krist-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "krist-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- krist-maðr
- m. a ‘Christ-man,’ champion of Christ, Ó. H. 204, 216; er nokkurr sá í þínu föruneyti, Kristmaðrinn, er meira hafi á degi vaxit, en vit braeðr, 202.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)