Marg-menni

Old Norse Dictionary - marg-menni

Meaning of Old Norse word "marg-menni" in English.

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

marg-menni
n. many men, a multitude, Th. 94, Fb. i. 241, BS. ii. 37: the majority, i. 720 (margmengit MS.)

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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