Mann-bætr

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-bætr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-bætr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word mann-bætr can mean:mann-bætr

mann-bætr
f. pl. weregild for one slain, Eg. 259.
mann-bætr
2. sing., mannbót, a feat, prowess, Gísl. (in a verse).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛒᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
sing.
singular.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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