Mann-læra

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-læra

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

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

mann-læra
u, f. a bad person, Fms. ii. 62, Valla L. 218, (Ed. mannlæða.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Valla L.
Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)
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