Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-hefnd

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

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

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Runic Inscription

mann-hefnd

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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