Mannhöfn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mannhöfn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mannhöfn" (or mannhǫfn) in Norwegian.

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

mannhöfn (mannhǫfn): mannhöfn, f. Folkehold, Anvendelse og Un-derholdning af Mænd til Udførelse af Ar-beide; svá sýndist - tillög vera mikiltil kirkjugörðar - bæði í viðarföngumok smiðakaupum ok mannhöfnum þeim,er þar fylgdu, at - Bp. I, 8120.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, mannhöfn may be more accurately written as mannhǫfn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᚿᚿᚼᚯᚠᚿ
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.

p.: Pagina, side.

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