Setu-menn

Old Norse Dictionary - setu-menn

Meaning of Old Norse word "setu-menn" in English.

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

setu-menn: m. pl. the people of the house, K. Þ. K. 136; skemma er Þorkell var vanr at sofa í ok s. hans, Fbr. 136: in sing., hér vilda ek vera í vetr, en görask eigi setumaðr með öllu, not as a settled inmate, Fas. ii. 346.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

sing.: singular.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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