Vanmenna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vanmenna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vanmenna" in Norwegian.

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

vanmenna
vanmenna, f. Væsen der for sin Udygtig-heds Skyld ikke kan regnes for fuldt ellerret Menneske; vesöl vanmenna, segirhann, hvaðan kom þér svá mikil dirfð,at þú þorðir at bera vápn þín á mótimér Klm. 12326; nú nenni ek eigi umvanmennu þá, er ek hefi þó starfa fyrirhaft Ljósv. 116; fara síðan til móts viðþessa menn, ok berjast við þá ok rekaslíkar vanmennur af sér Fm. XI, 25710.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚿᛘᚽᚿᚿᛆ
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.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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