Vörpu-mannligr

Old Norse Dictionary - vörpu-mannligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vörpu-mannligr" (or vǫrpu-mannligr) in English.

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

vörpu-mannligr (vǫrpu-mannligr)
adj. id., Ísl. ii. 438, v. l.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vörpu-mannligr may be more accurately written as vǫrpu-mannligr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

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