Mann-skæðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-skæðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mann-skæðr

adj. ‘scatheful,’ savage to man; stór dýr ok mann-skæð, Hkr. i. 69, Rb. 344: of a battle, bloody, Fms. i. 44, ii. 316, 323, passim.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛋᚴᛅᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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