Mann-helgr
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-helgr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-helgr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-helgr
- f., mod. mann-helgi, f. indecl.:—personal rights, inviolability of person, N. G. l. i. 8: the section of the law treating of personal rights, also called mannhelgar-bálkr, ii. 45: hér hefr upp mannhelgi vára, þat er fyrst í mannhelgi várri, at …, id.:—a sanctuary, þar var mannhelgr mikil, ok miklar viðlögur við manns aftak, Fms. x. 391.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚼᛁᛚᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- decl.
- declined.
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- indecl.
- indeclinable.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)