Mann-hundr

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-hundr

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

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

mann-hundr
m. a ‘man-dog,’ scoundrel, Fb. i. 354, Gísl. 50, Fs. 38, Stj. 624, Karl. 502.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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