Manna

Old Norse Dictionary - manna

Meaning of Old Norse word "manna" in English.

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

manna Old Norse word can mean:

manna: að, prop. to make a ‘man.’

manna: 2. mod. to man a boat, manna skip.

manna: II. reflex, to become a man, to be brought up to manhood; Þórir var maðr ætt-smár ok hafði mannask vel, Fms. iv. 255; ætt-smár ok mannaðr vel, well bred, Ó. H. 113; var móðir mín vel mönnuð, of good family, Brandkr. 62; ef mér reynisk Þórólfr jamvel mannaðr (if I find Th. as accomplished a man) sem hann er sýnum full-drengiligr, Eg. 29; vil ek biðja dóttur þinnar til handa Glúmi bróður mínum, skaltú þat vita, at hann er vel mannaðr, Nj. 23; synir þeirra vóru Kálfr ok Grímr, mannaðir at hófi, K. and G. were rather fine well-bred men, Fms. vi. 102; son þinn svá vel mannaðan, ii. 193; engar eru þat yfirbætr at hann nái at eiga dóttur þína, þvíat ekki er hann verr mannaðr en hón, Fb. i. 196; hann á sjau sonu ok alla vel mannaða, Ísl. ii. 215; maðr af góðri ætt er lítt er mannaðr, Skálda 176.

manna: 2. manned, of a ship; vel (ílla) mannað, well (badly) manned, of the crew; var þar vel mannað, there was a good gathering of people, Grett. 78.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

mod.: modern.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Brandkr.: Brandkrossa-þáttr. (D. V.)

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

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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