Mann-hefnd
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-hefnd
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-hefnd"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-hefnd
- f. blood revenge, Fs. 73, Nj. 57; fébætr eða mannhefndir, 165, Lv. 68; mannhefnda laust.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚼᛁᚠᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)