Mann-kaup

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-kaup

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

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

mann-kaup
n. ‘man-bargain;’ in the phrase, þat er gott m. í e-m, a person is a good bargain, an acquisition, Fms. vi. 99, Fb. ii. 280,; gott er m. í Vagni, faðir, Fms. xi. 154.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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