Mann-bætr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-bætr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mann-bætr

f. pl. weregild for one slain, Eg. 259.

2 mann-bætr

2. sing., mannbót, a feat, prowess, Gísl. (in a verse).

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛒᛅᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
pl.
plural.
sing
singular.
sing.
singular.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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