Mann-tal
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-tal
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-tal"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mann-tal can mean:mann-tal
- mann-tal
- n. a muster, ‘tale of men,’ Grág. i. 66, n. G. L. i. 97; skora m., to muster troops, Ó. H. 203, Stj. 456: a census, at manntali, by tale, Bær. 6: Grág. ii. 381.
- mann-tal
- COMPDS: manntalseiðr, manntalsþing.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛏᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bær.
- Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)