Mann-skaði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-skaði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mann-skaði

a, m. ‘man-scathe,’ loss of life, Eg. 90: a great loss in a person’s death, þeir sögðn honum vígit, Gunnarr sagði, at þat var lítill m., Nj. 61; ok er þat enn mesti m. at taka þá af lífi, 136: havoc in men, þeim manni er þér hafði gört enn mesta mannskaða, Ó. H. 47; hann var þeirra meir lagðr til mannskada, Th. was the more murderous fighter of the two, Fbr. 23 new Ed. mannskaða-veðr, n. a destructive gale.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛋᚴᛅᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)

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