Manga

Old Norse Dictionary - manga

Meaning of Old Norse word "manga" in English.

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

manga
að, to trade as a ‘monger,’ to barter, chaffer, Str. 26, Karl. 323: þeir mönguðu (bartered) um hross við Skíða, Sturl. ii. 170; kaup-manga, i. 171: metaph. to biggle, beg, manga til við e-n, brings við hörn at manga, Kormak.

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

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Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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