Manntapi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - manntapi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "manntapi" in Norwegian.

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

manntapi: manntapi, m. Begivenhed, hvorved mangeMennesker omkomme, = mannspell, mann-tjón; guð leysti Loð or þeim mann-tapa Pr. 731 (jvf 1 Mos. 19, 29); tókuí móti sult ok seyru ok því næstmanntapa Flat. I, 7035; gerist þat (naar fuglarinn ferr í festarenda ofan fyrirbergit) optliga með miklum háska okbráðum manntapa, því at festinni kannmart granda Bp. II, 11121; manntapi íVestmannaeyjum - druknuðu 48 mannaAnn. 20624, jvf 2084. 1945.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᚿᚿᛏᛆᛕᛁ
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.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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