Mann-skræfa

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-skræfa

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

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

mann-skræfa
n, f. a miserable coward, Fms. ii. 61, 93; nú muntú verða at draga af þér slenit, mannskræfan, Grett. 91, Fb. i. 523, Mag. 56.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
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