Meðalmaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - meðalmaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "meðalmaðr" in Norwegian.

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

meðalmaðr: meðalmaðr, m. Menneske af middelmaadigEgenskab, med Hensyn til a) Legems-størrelse: LandsL. 7, 292; Jb. 345 (NL.IV, 30810); Fm. III, 19020; meðalmaðrer hann á vöxt, svá at hann má hvárkiþykkja hár né lágr Post. 7458; jvf Fm.VI, 23216; VII, 10127; heldr hár meðal-maðr Fm. VII, 2394. X, 7311; b) Mo-ralitet: þessir eru meðalmenn, eigigóðir ok eigi íllir Heilag. I, 35220 (jvfPr. 4555); c) timelige Vilkaar: mods. auðigr ok fátœkr Post. 9728.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᚦᛆᛚᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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:

L.: Linje.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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