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Mann-djöfull

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1 mann-djöfull mann-djǫfull

m. a demon in human shape, fiend of a man, cp. Germ. Manteuffel, Fs. 36.
Orthography

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

mann-djöfull

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "mann-djöfull" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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