Vel-menning

Old Norse Dictionary - vel-menning

Meaning of Old Norse word "vel-menning" in English.

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

vel-menning
f. the being well brought up; cp. manna, Fb. iii. 367.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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