Skipstjórnar-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - skipstjórnar-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skipstjórnar-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skipstjórnar-maðr
- m. a ‘ship-steerer,’ captain, skipper, Eg. 33, Fms. vii. 256.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛒᛋᛏᛁᚢᚱᚾᛅᚱ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)