Plötu-meistari
Old Norse Dictionary - plötu-meistari
Meaning of Old Norse word "plötu-meistari" (or plǫtu-meistari)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- plötu-meistari (plǫtu-meistari)
- a, m. a plate-master who makes sheet-iron, n. G. L. ii. 246 (Dan. plattenslager).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, plötu-meistari may be more accurately written as plǫtu-meistari.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᛏᚢ-ᛘᛁᛁᛋᛏᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)