Mannbjörg

Old Icelandic Dictionary - mannbjörg

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "mannbjörg" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

mannbjörg
f. the saving of life; brutu þar skipit allt í spán, en þó varð ~, but the men’s lives were saved.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾᛒᛁᚢᚱᚴ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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