Mikil-menni

Old Norse Dictionary - mikil-menni

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

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

mikil-menni
n. a great, powerful man, Landn. 150. Nj. 51, Grett. 111 A, Fms. i. 294, vi. 7, vii. 118.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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