Munnr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - munnrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "munnr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
munnr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- munnr
- (-s, -ar); old nom. muðr, m.
- munnr
- 1) mouth; mæla fyrir munni sér, to say in a low voice; e-m verðr e-t á munni, one happens to say (þat varð henni á munni, er hón sá þetta: ‘sjá ben markar spjóti spor’); mæla af munni fram, to extemporize;
- munnr
- 2) the steel edge of an axe or hammer.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚾᚾᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- nom.
- nominative.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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