Orða-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - orða-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "orða-maðr"

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

orða-maðr
m. a man of words, eloquent man, Bs. i. 273, Grett. 146.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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