Varnaðarmaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - varnaðarmaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "varnaðarmaðr" in Norwegian.

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

varnaðarmaðr: varnaðarmaðr, m. Person som har en an- den under sit Værgemaal, har ham i sitForsvar, skal varetage hans Interesse;handsalaði Ulfarr Arnkatli fé sítt alltok gjörðist hann þá varnaðarmaðr Ulf-ars Eb. 31 (5423); ek kom svá öllumþeim ásamt, at Bæringr var sykn sakaok grandlauss við þær ok svá við varn-aðarmenn þeirra (dvs. de Mænd hvis Sag det havde været at paatale det, om han var kommen hine Kvinder for nær) Bær.12146.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚱᚿᛆᚦᛆᚱᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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.: substantiv.

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