Öflunar-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - öflunar-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "öflunar-maðr" (or ǫflunar-maðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öflunar-maðr (ǫflunar-maðr)
- m. a good steward, Sturl. iii. 130.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öflunar-maðr may be more accurately written as ǫflunar-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛚᚢᚾᛅᚱ-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:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)