Meina
Old Icelandic Dictionary - meinaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "meina" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
meina Old Icelandic word can mean:
- meina
- I)
- meina
- (að), v.
- meina
- 1) to harm, do harm to (m. e-m);
- meina
- 2) to hinder, prevent;
- meina
- 3) to forbid, prohibit (ekki mun ek m. öðrum mönnum at halda þá trú, er þeim sýnist).
- meina
- II)
- meina
- (-ta), v. to mean (rare).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛁᚾᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- m.
- masculine.
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