Íll-menni
Old Norse Dictionary - íll-menni
Meaning of Old Norse word "íll-menni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- íll-menni
- n. a knave (of thieves and robbers), a wicked, cruel man, Fms. ii. 4, vi. 60, Symb. 59, Nj. 32.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛚ-ᛘᛁᚾᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Symb.
- Symbolae. (H. IV.)