Íll-menni

Old Norse Dictionary - íll-menni

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

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

íll-menni
n. a knave (of thieves and robbers), a wicked, cruel man, Fms. ii. 4, vi. 60, Symb. 59, Nj. 32.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
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