Varnaðar-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - varnaðar-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "varnaðar-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- varnaðar-maðr
- m. a warder, guardian (Germ. vormund), Eb. 156, Fms. x. 293: a trustee, delegate, höfðingjar eða varnaðar-menn þeirra, iv. 284.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᚾᛅᚦᛅᚱ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)