Mein

Old Norse Dictionary - mein

Meaning of Old Norse word "mein" in English.

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

mein Old Norse word can mean:

mein: n. [A. S. mân; cp. Old Engl. (Chaucer) meygned = maimed; Dan. meen], a hurt, harm; muna þeir mein er þiggja, a saying, Lv. 86; at engum verði mein at, that it may do nobody harm, FS. 94, Al. 98; engum manni at meini verða, FS. 131, FmS. vi. 350; e-m verðr mein at e-u, Grág. ii. 266: göra e-m mein, FmS. i. 99, FS. 11; hón kvað þat mein (a pity) at hón hafði eigi þá menn augum leitt, FS. 85; mein ok úhapp, Edda 18; geysi mikit mein var honum þat, 23; láta sér í mein, to deny to oneself, Hom.; hann lét sveininum ekki í mein, ok unni mikit, i. e. he let the boy want nothing, and loved him much, Nj. 147; taka sér e-t í mein, to part with a thing one cannot well do without.

mein: 2. medic. a disease, sore, &c.; ein kona varð fyrir meini miklu, BS. i. 309; til bótar hans meins, id., 377; þá er meinit hvarf frá honum (of epileptic fits), 380: also used of an internal organic disease, thus, innan-mein, internal disease, 323 (of hydatides); fingr-mein, a sore finger; handar-mein, a sore hand; fótar-mein, 321, 328: brjóst-mein, a bad chest, but brjósta-mein, abscess or cancer in the breast, of women; átu-mein, an ‘eating sore’ a cancer; tungl-mein, a kind of ‘tinea’ or woodworm.

mein: II. plur. a drawback; þótti þat með stórum meinum um slíkan mann, FS. 50; honum syndisk mein auðsýn á því, Ó. H. 195; ef maðr tekr sök af manni, ok verða þau mein á, at sök verðr eigi sótt. Grág. ii. 81.

mein: 2. of marriage in the eccl. law, hindrances, such as relationship or the like, that make a wedding unlawful; hann gipti Snælaugu dóttur sína Þórði Böðvarssyni með tvauföldum meinum, BS. i. 427; sagði laungetin börn þeirra sem getin vóru upp frá því sem mein vóru vituð, 285 (see meinbugir); ef hin meiri mein eru, Grág. i. 365; ok varðar fjörbaugs-garð um in minni mein, 366.

mein: COMPDS: meinalauss, meinsvanr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

medic.: medicine, medically.

plur.: plural.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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