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.)
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