Mann-löstr
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-löstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-löstr" (or mann-lǫstr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-löstr (mann-lǫstr)
- m. a blemish, Gísl. 15.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mann-löstr may be more accurately written as mann-lǫstr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛚᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)