Menntan

Old Norse Dictionary - menntan

Meaning of Old Norse word "menntan" in English.

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

menntan
f. culture, breeding; vel virðr sakir menntanar sinnar, of a poet, Bjarn. 3; mér fór sem mörgum börnum, at ek lagða á ekki hug þat sem mér var menntan í at nema, Fms. ii. 267; nema menntanar list, ok íþrótt, Stj. 151; opt er sá í orðum nýtr sem iðkar menntan kæra, Hallgr.:—culture, civilisation are in mod. usage rendered by mentan.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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