Mikilmenska

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mikilmenska

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mikilmenska" in Norwegian.

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

mikilmenska
mikilmenska, f. hvad der gjør nogen til mikilmenni eller viser, at han er det; munu þér nökkura ölmusu vilja geramér fyrir guðs sakir ok yðvarrar mikil-mensku (= þínnar stórmensku Flat.III, 33315) Fm. VI, 23422; hirði eigiyður mikilmenska (dvs. eders Høihed,Majestæt, nl. Nero) at bera þunga afdauða Patrokli Post. 11226; höfðu vérþar (nl. i Hrolf Krakes Hal) hinu sœmi-ligstu sæti, var þar hin mesta mikil-menska á öllu Flat. II, 1376.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚴᛁᛚᛘᚽᚿᛋᚴᛆ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.

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