Sœmdarmaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sœmdarmaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sœmdarmaðr" in Norwegian.

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

sœmdarmaðr
sœmdarmaðr, m. 1) anseet, agtet Menneske;Sigurðr Hranason hafði lén sem áðr,ok þótti hinn mesti sœmdarmaðr okfullhugi Fm. VII, 1506; konungr mælti:hvar landa sem þú ert, muntu sœmdar-maðr vera Vatsd. 12 (236); munt þúþar þikkja sœmdarmaðr, sem þú ertNj. 28 (4025); sá á eigi mikillar sœmdarván af konungi síðan, er hann verðrhonum at úsœmd, þar sem margir komasœmdarmenn saman Kgs. 6427; en þúfáir Haraldi frænda þínum í hendr annatkonungs ríki þat, er hann megi sœmdar-maðr at vera Flat. I, 837. 2) Person som gjør en (e-m) Ære; verða e-m atsœmdarmanni dvs. blive en Mand, hvorafnogen har Ære, = verða e-m at sœmd,Sturl. II, 12014.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚯᛘᚦᛆᚱᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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