Afar-menni

Old Norse Dictionary - afar-menni

Meaning of Old Norse word "afar-menni" in English.

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

afar-menni
n. an overpowering man, Orkn. 256 old Ed., Landn. 124, Ísl. ii. 190.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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