Mann-æli

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-æli

Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-æli" in English.

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

mann-æli: (qs. -œli?), n. [a απ. λεγ., prob. identical with Ulf. manauli = σχημα, Phil. ii. 8], a ‘man-shape,’ hence a mannikin, as a term of contempt, cp. Germ. weibs-bild; hann var m. mikit ok veslingr, Finnb. 214.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.: απαξ. λεγόμενον.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

qs.: quasi.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

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