Mann-val

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-val

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mann-val

n. choice people, a select body of men; þat mesta m. á landinu, the best men of the county, Nj. 33, 173, Eg. 38, 43, Fms. vi. 46, x. 25: mod. also of one person, a goodly man, hann er mesta mannval.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚢᛅᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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