Mann-hefnd

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-hefnd

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mann-hefnd

f. blood revenge, Fs. 73, Nj. 57; fébætr eða mannhefndir, 165, Lv. 68; mannhefnda laust.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚼᛁᚠᚾᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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