Mann-heill

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-heill

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

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

mann-heill Old Norse word can mean:

mann-heill: 1. f. bliss, favour, good report; var sá kynsþáttr kallaðr Skíðungar, ok hafði litla mannheill, Korm. 160; hann átti lítið fé ok m., Sturl. i. 74; vitr ok vinsæli, ríkr ok góðgjarn, hann hafði m. mikla, iii. 96; svá virðisk mér, at minni m. hafir þú á Íslandi en hér með oss, Fbr. 91; hann var vinsæll ok mannheilla-maðr mikill, and a very popular man, Fs. 86.

mann-heill: 2. adj. safe and sound; to the question, hvað er í fréttum? the answer is, mannheilt og ó-sjúkt; meðan mannheilt var, D. N. ii. 358.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

adj.: adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

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