Mann-æli
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-æli
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-æli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-æli
- (qs. -œli?), n. [a απ. λεγ., prob. identical with Ulf. manauli = σχημα, Phil. ii. 8], a ‘man-shape,’ hence a mannikin, as a term of contempt, cp. Germ. weibs-bild; hann var m. mikit ok veslingr, Finnb. 214.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛅᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- prob.
- probably.
- qs.
- quasi.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)