Upphafs-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - upphafs-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "upphafs-maðr"

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

upphafs-maðr
m. an author, Rb. 412, Stj. 149.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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