Meinn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - meinn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "meinn" in English.

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

meinn
a. painful, causing pain (var honum knéit harla meint ok úmjúkt); kenna sér meint, to feel pain; e-m verðr meint við e-t, af e-u, one takes hurt by a thing.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛁᚾᚾ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-u
einhverju.

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