Verndarmaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - verndarmaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "verndarmaðr" in Norwegian.

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

verndarmaðr
verndarmaðr, m. Person som skal varetageen andens bedste, tage ham i Forsvar ogbeskjærme ham. HE. I, 40812; Stat. 2721;páfinn tók alla krossaða menn undirsítt vald, ok vernd Petrs ok sjalfs síns,ok öll þeirra skuldahjón ok allar þeirraeignir, skipandi biskupana um allakristni verndarmenn þessum mönnumtil allra réttra mála Bp. I, 6992; þúvart í dag verndarmaðr sanninda Barl.14434.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᚱᚿᚦᛆᚱᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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.
p.
Pagina, side.

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