Mann-leysi

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-leysi

Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-leysi"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

mann-leysi
n. the being mannlauss:—a good-for-nothing person (mod. mann-leysa, u, f.), Fms. ii. 62, v. l.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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