Sögu-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - sögu-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sögu-maðr" (or sǫgu-maðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sögu-maðr (sǫgu-maðr)
- m. a saga-man, Hom. 88: the hero of a tale, Magn. 448: one’s authority for a report, til-greina sinn sögumann.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sögu-maðr may be more accurately written as sǫgu-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴᚢ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)