Grafgangsmenn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - grafgangsmenn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "grafgangsmenn" in Norwegian.

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

grafgangsmenn: grafgangsmenn, m. pl. kaldes frigivenMand og Kvinde, som, efter at de erekomne i Ægteskab sammen, ere blevneude af Stand til at forsørge sig selv ogsine; nú fær leysingi leysingju -, enef þau verða at þrotum, þá ero þatgrafgangsmenn, skal grafa gröf í kirkju-garði ok setja þau þar í ok láta þardeyja, taki skapdróttinn þat or, erlengst lifir ok fœði síðan Gul. 6313jvf 29810.

Part of speech: m pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᛆᚠᚵᛆᚿᚵᛋᛘᚽᚿᚿ
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:

m.: Masculin.

pl.: Pluralis.