Manga
Old Norse Dictionary - manga
Meaning of Old Norse word "manga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- manga
- að, to trade as a ‘monger,’ to barter, chaffer, Str. 26, Karl. 323: þeir mönguðu (bartered) um hross við Skíða, Sturl. ii. 170; kaup-manga, i. 171: metaph. to biggle, beg, manga til við e-n, brings við hörn at manga, Kormak.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)