Venzla-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - venzla-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "venzla-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- venzla-maðr
- m. a person bound by ties, a kinsman, relation; vinir ok venzlamenn, Bs. i. 21; yðr venzlamönnum Þóris, Gullþ. 20; Kolbeini ok hans venzlamönnum, Sturl. ii. 1, Bs. i. 489, 494.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾᛋᛚᛅ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)