Definitioner
Definitioner
1 man-söngr man-sǫngr
m. a love song, Eg. 325. Bs. i. 165, Edda 16; esp. in the old law a kind of love libel, liable to outlawry, Grág. ii. 150, Fb. iii. 242: in mod. usage the lyrical introduction to the epic rhapsodies or ballads (rímur) is called mansöngr, for originally they were addressed to the poet’s lady-love, Skald H. 6. 1, Skíða R. 1, and in countless instances, e. g. Úlf. 1. 8, 2. 8, 3. 8, 4. 8, 5. 7, 7. 9, 9. 11, cp. 11. 10.
Ortografi
Ortografi
Ordet "{$word}" kan också stavas som "{$older_form}" i gammal ortografi, där "ö" representeras som "ǫ".
Runskrift
Runskrift
man-söngr
Runtexten ovan representerar det fornnordiska ordet "man-söngr" som det kan visas i runinskrifter från vikingatiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).