Vinnumaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vinnumaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vinnumaðr" in Norwegian.

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

vinnumaðr: vinnumaðr, m. 1) Person som mod Beta-ling udfører Arbeide for andre eller ideres Tjeneste, = verkmaðr. Landsl. 8,21 fg; vinnumenn kærðu, at þeir mættieigi vinna, ef þeir skyldi missa matarFlat. I, 5526; Grett. 101. 2) Sjauer,Person som i Kjøbstaden giver sig af medat transportere Varer fra Sted til andet,især op fra Fartøierne (hvilket kaldes atvinna). Rb. 2, 10; af saadanne skuldeder i Bergen være 200, Rb. 13, 10.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚿᚿᚢᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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.

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