Ofrkapps-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - ofrkapps-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ofrkapps-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ofrkapps-maðr
- m. a fierce, stubborn man, Fs. 52, Glúm. 373, Ísl. ii. 369, Fas. i. 119.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᚱᚴᛅᛒᛒᛋ-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.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)