Mann-jafnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-jafnaðr

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

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

mann-jafnaðr Old Norse word can mean:

mann-jafnaðr: or mann-jöfnuðr, m. a comparison of men, i. e. a dispute in which each contends that his hero is the greatest; þar var ölteiti mörg, þar var talat um mannjöfnuð, ok hverr þar væri göfgastr maðr í sveit eðr mestr höfðingi ok urðu menn þar eigi á eitt sáttir, sem optast verðr ef um mannjöfnuð er talað, i. e. a comparison of persons is odious, creates strife, Eb. 184; Þorsteinn svarar, ekki ferr ek í mannjöfnuð, segir hann, Ísl. ii. 214; þar var margt talat er menn vóru drukknir mjök, ok kom þar at rætt var um mannjöfnuð, Orkn. 210; þeir fóru í mannjöfnuð ok töluðu um Þorgils ok Eirek, Fs. 149; var mart talat við drykkinn, ok þar kom at farit var í mannjafnað, ok því næst var rætt urn konungana sjálfa, Fms. i. 58; for a classical instance see the dialogue between the two brother kings, Mork. 186 (mannjafnaðr konunga, cp. Fms. vii. 118 sqq.)

mann-jafnaðr: 2. a matching or pairing of persons as to the weregilds to be paid for wounds and slaughter on both sides after a battle, Ísl. ii. 384, Fb. iii. 453.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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