Þurfa-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - þurfa-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þurfa-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þurfa-maðr
- m. a poor man, needy person, K. þ. K. 142, BS. i. 834, D. I. i. 218, MS. 623. 20; saðr þ., Clem. 135; þurfamanna-tíund, the poor-rate, K. þ. K. 162.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᚠᛅ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Clem.
- Clements Saga. (F. III.)
- D. I.
- Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)