Skotmaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skotmaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skotmaðr" in Norwegian.

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

skotmaðr: skotmaðr, m. 1) Skytter, Person hvis Gjer- ning det er at bruge Skyde- og Kaste-vaaben; þá skiptir Metellus liðinu oksetr saman í ena hœgri hlið, er nærvar fjándmönnum; lét þrefalt standaok setr skotmenn ok þá, er slöngurhafa í hver manipulos Pr. 2707 (= lat.sagitarius Sall. Jug. c. 49). 2) Per- son hvis Skudvaaben (skot 2) findes ien død Hval; finnz skot í hvargi, sem áland rekr, þá á skotmaðr heimting sínshlutar Grg. II, 1282; ef hvalr er virðr,ok komi eigi fram verðit, þá á skot-maðr at stefna o. s. v. Grg. II, 12914;skotmanns hlutr = skothlutr Grg. II,1298.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚮᛏᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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:

c.: Capitel.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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