Frankis-menn

Old Norse Dictionary - frankis-menn

Meaning of Old Norse word "frankis-menn"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

frankis-menn
m. pl. the French, Bær., Flóv., El. passim; Frankis-mál, n. the Frankish (French) tongue, Flóv. 22; Frankis-riddari, a, m. a French knight, Str. 39; Franz, f. France; Franziska, u, f. the French tongue, Bs. i. 799; Franzeis, m. [Fr. Français], a Frenchman, Bs. i. 239, in the romances passim.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛅᚾᚴᛁᛋ-ᛘᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
El.
Elis Saga. (G. II.)
Flóv.
Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
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