Mannval

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mannval

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mannval" in Norwegian.

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

mannval: mannval, n. Udvalg af Mænd, Folk; hafðihann gótt mannval Flat. II, 31526 (OH.1894); jvf EG. 9 (183); efldi konungrhann þá enn at skipum ok fékk honumhit bezta mannval af hirðsveitum sínumFm. VI, 466; jvf EG. 11 (206); áðr enit snarpasta mannval Kolbeins komþeim Þórði í opna skjöldu Sturl. II,5619; er frá honum komit et mestamannval á landinu Nj. 114 (17313);skaltu segja, at þar sé sízt mannvalsíðan Mörðr G. var dauðr Nj. 22 (333);þar er gótt mannval, tel ek þar fyrstanEinar -, mæla þat ok sumir menn, atOddr son mínn sé mannvænligr maðr -;hann bauð mér, at hann vildi mægjastvið þik ok fá dóttur þína Band. 295;jvf Fm. X, 2510.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᚿᚿᚠᛆᛚ
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:

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

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