Mann-kvöð
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-kvöð
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-kvöð" (or mann-kvǫð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-kvöð (mann-kvǫð)
- f. a summons or levying of men, Sturl. iii. 40.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mann-kvöð may be more accurately written as mann-kvǫð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚴᚢᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)