Austmaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - austmaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "austmaðr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

austmaðr: austmaðr, m. Person som har sit Hjemøstenfor, mod Øst; var den almindeligeBenævnelse paa Norges Indbyggere, hosIslændingerne: Nj. 52; Eg. 88 (22229);Ljósv. 838; Eb. 229 (369). 39 (6917);Gunl. 2; Sturl. II, 1838; Hænsn. 3(128); hos Orknøingerne: Flat. II, 476;medens man derimod i det østlige Norgebetegnede de Svenske med dette Navn:Landsl. 7, 6012; deraf Stedsnavnet aust-mannsnes eller austmannanes, hvoriaustmaðr vistnok betegner en Mand fradet østenfjeldske Norge, Kalfsk. 15 a26.16 a16. Som Personnavn: A. RolfssonDn. III, 5417; A. Jónsson Dn. II,9537.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚢᛋᛏᛘᛆᚦᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

v.: Verbum.

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