Málamaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - málamaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "málamaðr" in Norwegian.

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

málamaðr
málamaðr, m. 1) Person, som gjerne giversig af med Rettergangssager. Dpl. 618;Band. 818; Laxd. 70 (2003). 2) Personsom mod Løn er i anden Mands Tjeneste;særligen om en Fyrstes eller HøvdingsMænd: Fm. XI, 18512; eru þeir einirhúskarlar, er innan hirðar eru jafnanmeð konungi ok eru þó eigi málamenn,ok eigi skulu þeir þar eta ok drekka,sem hirð konungs matask Kgs. 581;þessir menn (nl. gestir) eru þó mála-menn konungs ok taka halfan hirð-manna mála Kgs. 5931. 3) ? hann (nl.meistari Heremannus) var enn mestisöngmaðr ok svá latínumaðr, hinnmesti málamaðr með öllum greinumok íþróttum Mar. 1439.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᛚᛆᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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.
nl.
nemlig.
pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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