Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mann-fái

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 mann-fái

a, m. [fá = to draw], a ‘man-image,’ human figure; rauðan skjöld ok dreginn á mannfái, Fb. ii. 250; cp. þar var kveiktr fái á, Konr. 17 (vellum); var kvikr fái (a ‘life-image,’ figure drawn from life) á þeim grafinn, id.

Similar Words

má
má-skari
Máfa-hlíð
mag-áll
mag-fyllr

Runic Inscription

mann-fái

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "mann-fái" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
vellum: vellum.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

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