Mann-kvæmt
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-kvæmt
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-kvæmt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-kvæmt
- n. adj., in the phrase, þar er m. (or ekki m.), many people come there, it is frequented by guests; þar var ekki m., few people came there, it is a lonely place, Grett. 137.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚴᚢᛅᛘᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)