Mann-kyn
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-kyn
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-kyn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-kyn
- n. mankind, n. G. l. iii. 299, Stj. 41, 371, Pass., Vídal. passim: a race, offspring, allt þat m. er frá honum kom, Ver. 6; frá þeim kom mart m., 19: kind of people, H. E. i. 526.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚴᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.