Veizlu-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - veizlu-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "veizlu-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- veizlu-maðr
- m., in Norway, an endowed man, holding grants from the king, Gþl. 108; lendir menn ok veizlumenn allir, N. G. l. ii, Hirðskrá ch. 36: but in Icel. it means a pauper living upon charity, hér á at vera v. kvengildr, Pm. 121, Ám. 14.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛁᛋᛚᚢ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ám.
- Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)