Magnúss

Old Norse Dictionary - magnúss

Meaning of Old Norse word "magnúss" in English.

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

magnúss: m. a pr. name; for the origin of this Norse name from Charlemagne see Ó. H. ch. 111,—hví létztu sveininn Magnús heita, ekki er þat várt ættnafn? Sighvatr svarar, ek hét hann eptir Karla-magnúsi konungi (king Charlemagne), þann vissa ek mann beztan í heimi. From this Magnús (king Magnús the Good, born 1024) the name afterwards spread to all countries in which Norsemen settled.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

m.: masculine.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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