Mann-kvöð

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-kvöð

Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-kvöð" (or mann-kvǫð) in English.

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

mann-kvöð (mann-kvǫð)
f. a summons or levying of men, Sturl. iii. 40.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mann-kvöð may be more accurately written as mann-kvǫð.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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