Mann-æta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-æta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mann-æta

u, f. a ‘man-eater,’ cannibal; tröll ok m., Bret. 12, Fb. i. 526, N. G. L. i. 434, ii. 495; blóðdrekkr eða m., Fas. iii. 573.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛅᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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