Mangari

Old Norse Dictionary - mangari

Meaning of Old Norse word "mangari" in English.

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

mangari: a, m. a monger; mangari verr fé sitt í marga vánda vöru, Str. 26: in a vile sense, mangarar eða falsarar, Sks. 17; mangarar, mylnarar, sútarar, skinnarar, slátr-mangarar, n. G. L. ii. 204; kjöt-m., a butcher, 1 Cor. x. 25; cp. Kjödmangergade (the present Kjöbmagergade) in Copenhagen. mangara-skapr, m. mongery, n. G. L. ii. 417.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

gen.: genitive.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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