Mann-fýla
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-fýla
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-fýla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-fýla
- u, f. a ‘foul person,’ rascal, a term of abuse, Nj. 56, Fs. 39, 46, 51, 99, Rd. 262.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚠᚢᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)