Mann-værr
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-værr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-værr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-værr
- adj. (qs. eiga vært hjá mönnum), beiddu þeir lausnar (absolution) af honum, svá at þeir skyldi vera mannværir, Fms. ix. 534, v. l.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᚢᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- qs.
- quasi.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)