Mann-helgr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-helgr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mann-helgr

f., mod. mann-helgi, f. indecl.:—personal rights, inviolability of person, N. G. L. i. 8: the section of the law treating of personal rights, also called mannhelgar-bálkr, ii. 45: hér hefr upp mannhelgi vára, þat er fyrst í mannhelgi várri, at …, id.:—a sanctuary, þar var mannhelgr mikil, ok miklar viðlögur við manns aftak, Fms. x. 391.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚼᛁᛚᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

decl.: declined.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
indecl.: indeclinable.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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