Lítil-menni

Old Norse Dictionary - lítil-menni

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

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

lítil-menni
n. a mannikin, small, mean person, Ld. 10, Nj. 248, Fs. 56, Band. 24 new Ed.: one of low condition, Fms. vii. 183.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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