Tólf-menningr

Old Norse Dictionary - tólf-menningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tólf-menningr" in English.

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

tólf-menningr
m. a company of twelve at a banquet; en þá er t. var skipaðr til at sitja, Glúm. 331.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
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