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.)