Mann-eskja
Old Norse Dictionary - mann-eskjaMeaning of Old Norse word "mann-eskja" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mann-eskja
- u, f. [Germ. mensch, m.; cp. Ulf. mannisks = ἀνθρώπινος; Dan. menneske; Swed. menneska; Scot. mensk]:—a man (Lat. homo); from the time of the Reformation this word is freq., but it is rare in old writers; indeed, hann tók manneskju hold, Hom. 160, is the only instance on record, for A. A. 196 is a compilation from a paper MS.; the word is, however, a good one, and is freq. in n. T., Vídal. passim: in mod. usage it often, in both speech and writing, takes the place of mann (maðr).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛁᛋᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- A. A.
- Antiquitates Americanae. (E. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.
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