Mann-fræði

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-fræði

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

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

mann-fræði: f. ‘man-science,’ history, esp. genealogies; at öllu fróðr, lögum, ok dæmum, mannfræði ok ættvísi, Fms. vii. 102; lög eðr sögur eðr mannfræði (genealogies?), Bs. i. 59; en nam, þá er eigi dvaldi annat, þat er móðir hans kunni kenna honum, ættvísi ok mannfræði, 91; Bárðr kenndi Eið lögspeki ok m., Bárð. 24 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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