Vinnu-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - vinnu-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vinnu-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vinnu-maðr
- m. a labourer, man-servant on a farm, FmS. i. 33, Ld. 98, N. G. L. ii. 163, Stj. 562, MS. 134. 69, 70: in a town, N. G. L. iii. 15, 44.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾᚾᚢ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)