Mætis-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - mætis-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mætis-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mætis-maðr
- or mæta-maðr, m. a worthy man, Sturl. i. 9, Fas. i. 28.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛏᛁᛋ-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:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)