Trygða-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - trygða-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "trygða-maðr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

trygða-maðr
m. a man of good faith, Odd. 2: one with whom one is at truce, þat er níðings-verk ef maðr vegr trygða-mann sinn, N. G. l. ii. 50 (v. l. 26).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢᚴᚦᛅ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Odd.
Stjörnu-Odda draumr. (D. V.)
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