Mansöngs-drápa
Old Norse Dictionary - mansöngs-drápa
Meaning of Old Norse word "mansöngs-drápa" (or mansǫngs-drápa)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mansöngs-drápa (mansǫngs-drápa)
- u, f., -kvæði, n., -vísa, u, f. a love encomium, love song, love ditty, Eg. 5, Bs. i. 165, Fb. iii. 241, 242, Ölk. 36, Fs. 60, 87.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mansöngs-drápa may be more accurately written as mansǫngs-drápa.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᛋᚢᚾᚴᛋ-ᛏᚱᛅᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Ölk.
- Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)