Mætr

Old Norse Dictionary - mætr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mætr"

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

mætr
adj. valuable, excellent, of persons meet, worthy; mætr ok ágætr, El., Stj.; mætan mar, Hdl. 5; Guði ok hans mætu móður, D. N. i. 51; mætustu móður, Th. 78; maðr mæztr und sólu, Gkv. 1. 7:—lawful, valid, dæma sök mæta eðr úmæta, Grág. i. 67; lög-mætr, lawful; ú-mætr, invalid.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
El.
Elis Saga. (G. II.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hdl.
Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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