Metnaðr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - metnaðrMeaning 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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