Laun-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - laun-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "laun-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- laun-maðr
- m. a hidden (sham) person, a dummy. Boll. 338.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚢᚾ-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:
- Boll.
- Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)