Mann-kaup
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-kaup
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-kaup"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-kaup
- n. ‘man-bargain;’ in the phrase, þat er gott m. í e-m, a person is a good bargain, an acquisition, Fms. vi. 99, Fb. ii. 280,; gott er m. í Vagni, faðir, Fms. xi. 154.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚴᛅᚢᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)