Valdsmaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - valdsmaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "valdsmaðr" in Norwegian.

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

valdsmaðr
valdsmaðr, m. Person som har Myndighedeller Herredømme over noget, Øvrigheds-person; Ólafr konungr á tvá sonu, okviljum vér annan peirra til konungskjósa, þvíat sjaldan gefst þat vel, efþeir menn eru til valdsmanna teknir,er ekki eru til þess ættbornir Fm. IV,2098; S. konungr bar þetta mál fyrirhöfðingja sína ok valdsmenn Fm. VII,1643. XI, 4457; Hák. 2. 110. 136.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᛚᚦᛋᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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.
S.
Side.

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