Mann-djöfull

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-djöfull

Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-djöfull" (or mann-djǫfull) in English.

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

mann-djöfull (mann-djǫfull)
m. a demon in human shape, fiend of a man, cp. Germ. Manteuffel, Fs. 36.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mann-djöfull may be more accurately written as mann-djǫfull.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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