Mann-værr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-værr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mann-værr

adj. (qs. eiga vært hjá mönnum), beiddu þeir lausnar (absolution) af honum, svá at þeir skyldi vera mannværir, Fms. ix. 534, v. l.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚢᛅᚱᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

absol
absolute, absolutely.
adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
qs.
quasi.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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