Manni

Old Norse Dictionary - manni

Meaning of Old Norse word "manni"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

manni
a, m. = maðr, answering to the Goth. manna; sumt ekki at manna (dat.?), Fms. vi. 53: as a nickname, Maurer’s Volkssagen.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
gen.
genitive.
Goth.
Gothic.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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