Altnordischer Wörterbucheintrag

MEN

Altnordischer Wörterbucheintrag

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1 MEN

n., gen. pl. menja, dat. menjum; [A. S. mene; Hel. meni; cp. O. H. G. mani-kold = necklace-gold, as also the name of a plant, hence perhaps Engl. marigold; Lat. monile]:—a necklace, Þkv. 13; hringa ok men, Vsp. 23; móður menjum göfga, Hdl. 13; hlaðin háls-menjum, Am. 44, Yngl. S. ch. 17, 22:—they were also worn by men, hann lézk vilja færa þeim men er Björn hafði haft á sér, Bjarn. 67, Vápn. 26, 28: metaph. in plur. treasures, jewels, Þkv. 23, Fm. 16, Akv. 26:—poët. phrases, men jarðar, earth’s necklace = the sea, Orkn. (in a verse); men Karmtar, island necklace = the sea; lyngva men, necklace of the bush = a serpent; men storðar, the earth’s men = the world serpent, the Miðgards-orm, Lex. Poët.: as necklaces were chiefly worn by ladies, a woman is called mens Syn, the fairy of the necklace, Edda (in a verse): Men-glöð, the ‘necklace-glad,’ is the name of a fairy woman, Fb. i. 529, Fsm.: as also men-brekka, -brík, -döll, -gefn, -grund, -gunnr, -hlín -reið, -skögul, -skorð, = a lady; on the other hand, a man is called men-broti, -brjótr, -fergir, -myrðir, -rýrir, -stríðir, -vörðr, -þverrir, = the giver, breaker etc. of treasures, Lex. Poët.

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Der obige Runentext stellt das altnordische Wort "MEN" dar, wie es in Runeninschriften aus der Wikingerzeit (ca. 800-1100 n. Chr.) erscheinen könnte.

Verwendete Abkürzungen

Häufige Abkürzungen

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
gen.: genitive.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Hel.: Heliand.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
plur.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Werke & Autoren

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Am.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Björn: Biörn Halldórsson.
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)
Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)
Yngl. S.: Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)
Þkv.: Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)

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