Definitions
Definitions
1 mann-björg mann-bjǫrg
f. the saving of men, saving of life; brutu þeir skipit, þar varð m., Nj. 282, Ann. 1413. mannbjargar-maðr, m. a rescuer.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
mann-björg
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "mann-björg" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).