Mann-kaup

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-kaup

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mann-kaup

n. ‘man-bargain;’ in the phrase, þat er gott m. í e-m, a person is a good bargain, an acquisition, Fms. vi. 99, Fb. ii. 280,; gott er m. í Vagni, faðir, Fms. xi. 154.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚴᛅᚢᛒ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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