Mann-eldi
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-eldi
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-eldi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-eldi
- n. the maintenance of a person, Grág. i. 296, 444: human food, Ám. 66; gott til manneldis.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛁᛚᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ám.
- Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)