Metnaðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - metnaðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "metnaðr" in English.

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

metnaðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

metnaðr
(gen. -ar), m.
metnaðr
1) esteem, value (þann metnað hefi ek á ráðagerðum mínum, at);
metnaðr
2) honour, repute (hann var þar í miklum metnaði);
metnaðr
3) pride, ambition (m. honum þróast, en mannvit aldregi).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛏᚾᛅᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

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