Mannraun

Old Icelandic Dictionary - mannraun

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "mannraun" in English.

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

mannraun Old Icelandic word can mean:

mannraun
f.
mannraun
1) trial (of courage), danger, peril (jafn hinum fremstu í öllum ~um);
mannraun
2) trial (of the feelings), adversity (þá er hann misti sonar síns, var þat þó ~, en þetta engi).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾᚱᛅᚢᚾ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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