Mein
Old Icelandic Dictionary - meinMeaning of Old Icelandic word "mein" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
mein Old Icelandic word can mean:
- mein
- n.
- mein
- 1) hurt, harm, injury, damage; at engum verði m. at, that it may do nobody harm; gera e-m m., to do one harm; hón kvað þat m., at, she said it was a great pity that; mikit m. var honum þat, þá er, a great loss it was to him when; láta sér e-t í m., to deny to oneself; hann lét sveininum ekki í m., he denied the lad nothing;
- mein
- 2) disease, sore (af því vatni þykkjast margir bót hafa fengit sinna meina);
- mein
- 3) impediments, hindrances (that make a marriage unlawful), = meinbugir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛁᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- m.
- masculine.
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