Miskunnar-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - miskunnar-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "miskunnar-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- miskunnar-maðr
- m. an object of charity, a pauper, Ld. 310.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛋᚴᚢᚾᚾᛅᚱ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)