Reiðu-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - reiðu-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "reiðu-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- reiðu-maðr
- m. the steward on board a ship, N. G. L. i. 335; the master of a feast, Hom. (St.) John ii. 5.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᚦᚢ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)