Mann-skræfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-skræfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mann-skræfa

n, f. a miserable coward, Fms. ii. 61, 93; nú muntú verða at draga af þér slenit, mannskræfan, Grett. 91, Fb. i. 523, Mag. 56.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛋᚴᚱᛅᚠᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
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