Mannbœtr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mannbœtr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mannbœtr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

mannbœtr
mannbœtr, f. pl. Bøder for en Mand, somer dræbt; K. bauð bœtr fyrir manninn,en Þ. ok Þ. sögðu, at þeir höfðualdrigi tekit mannbœtr, ok þeir vilduekki þær taka Eg. 49 (9931 jvf 23. 29); þóat níðingsverk eða skemdarvíg sé vegin,þá skal fyrst lúka mannbœtr at féviganda Hák. 4214.

Part of speech: f pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᚿᚿᛒᚯᛏᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
pl.
Pluralis.

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