Mann-heill
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-heill
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-heill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mann-heill can mean:mann-heill
- mann-heill
- 1. f. bliss, favour, good report; var sá kynsþáttr kallaðr Skíðungar, ok hafði litla mannheill, Korm. 160; hann átti lítið fé ok m., Sturl. i. 74; vitr ok vinsæli, ríkr ok góðgjarn, hann hafði m. mikla, iii. 96; svá virðisk mér, at minni m. hafir þú á Íslandi en hér með oss, Fbr. 91; hann var vinsæll ok mannheilla-maðr mikill, and a very popular man, Fs. 86.
- mann-heill
- 2. adj. safe and sound; to the question, hvað er í fréttum? the answer is, mannheilt og ó-sjúkt; meðan mannheilt var, D. N. ii. 358.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚼᛁᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)