Meinn
Old Norse Dictionary - meinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "meinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word meinn can mean:meinn
- meinn
- adj., meinni, meinstr, [Engl. mean], mean, base; hann er einkar m., he is ‘unco mean,’ Ísl. ii. (in a verse); þat var hverju dýri meinna ok verra, Fas. iii. 637.
- meinn
- 2. in neut. meint, causing pain; honum var meint niðr at svelga ok svá at drekka, en meinst (superl.) at hósta, Bs. i. 347; fær hann svá skjóta bót, at hann kenndi sér hvergi meint, that he felt no pain, 179; var honum knéit harla meint ok úmjúkt, O. H. l. 89:—e-m verðr meint við e-t, or af e-u, to take hurt by it; féll hestrinn undir honum, ok varð honum af því nökkut meint, Sturl. i. 83.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- neut.
- neuter.
- superl.
- superlative.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)