Mann-semi
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-semi
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-semi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-semi
- f. valour, a απ. λεγ., Hdl. 3; or perh. = man-semi, love-making, or the being agreeable to women (?), see man.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛋᛁᛘᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- perh.
- perhaps.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hdl.
- Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)