Mennskr
Old Norse Dictionary - mennskr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mennskr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mennskr
- adj. human, belonging to man; at mennskum aldri, Hom. 62; mennskr maðr, a man of a man, as opp. to giants, ogres, or superhuman beings, Eg. 110; þótti hann varla m. maðr at afli, Fms. vi. 212, Ísl. ii. 360; ok er miklu betra at fásk við mennska menn en við úvættir slíkar, Grett. 113; sumar með Ásum, Álfum, Vönum, sumar hafa mennskir menn, Sdm. 18.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚾᚾᛋᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)