Mann-fall
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-fall
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-fall"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-fall
- n. slaughter in battle, Eg. 32, 59, 298, Nj. 44, Gullþ. 24, 25, Fms. i. 24, vi. 406, vii. 57, Ó. H. 40, passim: of sickness, Sturl. iii. 279, Ann. 1349 (of a plague or sudden death).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚠᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)