Mann-skaði

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-skaði

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

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

mann-skaði: a, m. ‘man-scathe,’ loss of life, Eg. 90: a great loss in a person’s death, þeir sögðn honum vígit, Gunnarr sagði, at þat var lítill m., Nj. 61; ok er þat enn mesti m. at taka þá af lífi, 136: havoc in men, þeim manni er þér hafði gört enn mesta mannskaða, Ó. H. 47; hann var þeirra meir lagðr til mannskada, Th. was the more murderous fighter of the two, Fbr. 23 new Ed. mannskaða-veðr, n. a destructive gale.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛋᚴᛅᚦᛁ
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:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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