Mann-höfn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-höfn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mann-höfn (mann-hǫfn)

f. the maintenance of a person; í viðar-föngum, smíðar-kaupum ok mannhöfnum, Bs. i. 81. mannhafnar-maðr, m. a good husband, Bs. i. 26.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚼᚢᚠᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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