Setu-menn

Old Norse Dictionary - setu-menn

Meaning of Old Norse word "setu-menn"

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

setu-menn
m. pl. the people of the house, K. Þ. K. 136; skemma er Þorkell var vanr at sofa í ok s. hans, Fbr. 136: in sing., hér vilda ek vera í vetr, en görask eigi setumaðr með öllu, not as a settled inmate, Fas. ii. 346.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
sing.
singular.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
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