Mannfall

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mannfall

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mannfall" in Norwegian.

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

mannfall
mannfall, n. Mandefald, lat. caedes a) i Strid: Alex. 4117; Flat. II, 4430. 12313.28121. b) i Sygdom, Pest: mannfallfyrir norðan land fyrir jól ok eptir,ok féllu (eigi) færra en fimm hundruðAnn. 736 fg jvf 19920 fg; mannfall í Mið-firði Ann. 278; Flat. III, 53318; drep-sótt ok mannfall svá mikit í Noregiok -, at enginn vissi dœmi til slíksAnn. 21330.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᚿᚿᚠᛆᛚᛚ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
n.
Neutrum.

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