Hrossamaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hrossamaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hrossamaðr" in Norwegian.

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

hrossamaðr
hrossamaðr, m. Person som giver sig af med at holde, røgte Heste; þessi hrossvildi Bolli gefa Kjartani, en K. kvaztengi vera hrossamaðr ok vildi eigiþiggja Laxd. 45 (12915); hann varð-veitti reiðhest Bjarnar, því var hannkallaðr hrossamaðr Þ.stang. 4814. Jvf. hestamaðr, hrossasveinn.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚱᚮᛋᛋᛆᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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