Mann-skræfa
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-skræfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-skræfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-skræfa
- n, f. a miserable coward, Fms. ii. 61, 93; nú muntú verða at draga af þér slenit, mannskræfan, Grett. 91, Fb. i. 523, Mag. 56.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛋᚴᚱᛅᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)