Mangari
Old Norse Dictionary - mangari
Meaning of Old Norse word "mangari"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mangari
- a, m. a monger; mangari verr fé sitt í marga vánda vöru, Str. 26: in a vile sense, mangarar eða falsarar, Sks. 17; mangarar, mylnarar, sútarar, skinnarar, slátr-mangarar, n. G. L. ii. 204; kjöt-m., a butcher, 1 Cor. x. 25; cp. Kjödmangergade (the present Kjöbmagergade) in Copenhagen. mangara-skapr, m. mongery, n. G. L. ii. 417.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚴᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- gen.
- genitive.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)