Mein-gefit

Old Norse Dictionary - mein-gefit

Meaning of Old Norse word "mein-gefit" in English.

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

mein-gefit: n. part.; e-m er e-t m., fatally inclined to; eigi myndi sér svá meingefit at ríða hestinum, at …, Hrafn. 6.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

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