Mann-kind

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-kind

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

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

mann-kind
f. mankind; ok ólusk þaðan af mannkindir, Edda 6; miklu fríðari en önnur mannkind á Norðrlöndum, Fas. i. 387; þessi m., these people, Róm. 276.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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