Mans-fólk
Old Norse Dictionary - mans-fólkMeaning of Old Norse word "mans-fólk" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mans-fólk
- captive-folk, prisoners; in Orkn. 368 (Fb. ii. 486, l. 8), þeir seldu þeim silfr ok ‘annat fé’ is corrupted for ‘mans-fólk,’ as is seen from the words of the Danish translation of 1615—‘ok solde dennem fangerne.’
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᛋ-ᚠᚢᛚᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)