Magnúss
Old Norse Dictionary - magnúss
Meaning of Old Norse word "magnúss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- magnúss
- m. a pr. name; for the origin of this Norse name from Charlemagne see Ó. H. ch. 111,—hví létztu sveininn Magnús heita, ekki er þat várt ættnafn? Sighvatr svarar, ek hét hann eptir Karla-magnúsi konungi (king Charlemagne), þann vissa ek mann beztan í heimi. From this Magnús (king Magnús the Good, born 1024) the name afterwards spread to all countries in which Norsemen settled.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚴᚾᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- m.
- masculine.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)