Vánar-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - vánar-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vánar-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vánar-maðr
- m. a man who has a hope of being saved, Bs. i. 113, Mar.: an alms-man, beggar, = úmagi (q. v.), N. G. L. i. 211; ef maðr færir þá konu af landi er vánar maðr manns er, 212.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾᛅᚱ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)