Söngvamaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - söngvamaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "söngvamaðr" (or sǫngvamaðr) in Norwegian.

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

söngvamaðr (sǫngvamaðr): söngvamaðr, m. = galdramaðr? söngva-menn forekommer som Variant til sœr-ingamenn Post. 25240.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, söngvamaðr may be more accurately written as sǫngvamaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚯᚿᚵᚠᛆᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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.