Mann-eldi

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-eldi

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

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

mann-eldi
n. the maintenance of a person, Grág. i. 296, 444: human food, Ám. 66; gott til manneldis.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ám.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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