Formaðr

Viking Language Dictionary - formaðr

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "formaðr"

formaðr
(pl formenn) mcaptain, leader, chieftain, lit fore-man

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᚠᚢᚱᛘᛅᚦᚱ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᚠᚢᚱᛘᛆᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum, einhverju ‘for somebody, something,’ dative
lit
literally
pl
plural
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