Kynja-menn
Old Norse Dictionary - kynja-menn
Meaning of Old Norse word "kynja-menn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kynja-menn
- m. pl. ‘wonder-people,’ i. e. fairies, goblins; álfar ok aðrir kynjamenn, Bs. i. 417: uncouth people, Jórunn kvað sér eigi um kynjamenn alla, Ld. 36; hafa mér allir kynjamenn ílla gefisk, Mag. 7.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾᛁᛅ-ᛘᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)