Mans-fólk

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mans-fólk

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mans-fólk

captive-folk, prisoners; in Orkn. 368 (Fb. ii. 486, l. 8), þeir seldu þeim silfr ok ‘annat fé’ is corrupted for ‘mans-fólk,’ as is seen from the words of the Danish translation of 1615—‘ok solde dennem fangerne.’

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾᛋ-ᚠᚢᛚᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan
Danish.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
transl
translation, translated.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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