Mein-þjófr

Old Norse Dictionary - mein-þjófr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mein-þjófr"

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

mein-þjófr
m. a mean thief; m. markar, ‘thief of woods,’ i. e. fire, Ýt.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.

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