Umsýslu-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - umsýslu-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "umsýslu-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- umsýslu-maðr
- m. an active man, a man of business; þú ert umsýslumaðr mikill ok hagr vel, Fms. i. 290, Eg. 4: a manager, steward, Sturl. ii. 145; umsýslumaðr um fé e-s, Grág. i. 336.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛘᛋᚢᛋᛚᚢ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)