Mann-hundr
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-hundr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-hundr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-hundr
- m. a ‘man-dog,’ scoundrel, Fb. i. 354, Gísl. 50, Fs. 38, Stj. 624, Karl. 502.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚼᚢᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)