Meaning of Old Norse word "veiði-maðr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- veiði-maðr
- m. a sportsman (of a hunter, fowler, fisher), Eg. 14, FmS. x. 88, Ó. H. 85, MS. 623. 36, Þorf. Karl. 408, SkS. 127.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛁᚦᛁ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.
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