Menning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Menning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 menning

f. breeding; ætt hans, auðr fjár ok m. góð, Ísl. ii. 239; ef hann hefir eigi kunnáttu til eða m., Gþl. 487; með litlu menningar móti, Krók. 35; koma e-m til menningar, to educate, rear into a man.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛁᚾᚾᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
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