Man-frelsi

Old Norse Dictionary - man-frelsi

Meaning of Old Norse word "man-frelsi" in English.

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

man-frelsi
n. a granting of freedom to a bondman, manumission (as a vow), Orkn. 198, 200, Grág. i. 357, where it is wrongly spelt mannfrelsi.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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