Yfir-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- yfir-maðr
- m. an ‘over-man,’ superior, master; yfirmaðr Vatnsdæla, Fs. 26; y. héraðs. 4; Ólafr er betr til yfirmanns fallinn enn mínir synir, Ld. 84; at allan aldr síðan myndi Norðmenn vera yfirmenn Dana, Fms, vi. 233; hann skal verða yfirmaðr minn meðan hann lifir. Eg. 16: þá eigum vér þó at vera yfirmenn þeirra (be their betters) í öllum stöðum, Fms. ix. 509; minn yfirmann (nom. sic), Fas. i. 103.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- nom.
- nominative.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)