Icelandic

Proverb

maður er manns gaman

1. Men enjoy the company of other men.
   • Icelandic Rune Poem, found in manuscript AM 461 12mo (, ):

     Maðr

     er manns gaman

     ok moldar auki

     ok skipa skreytir.

     homo mildingr.

     Man

     delight of man

     and augmentation of the earth

     and adorner of ships.

References

1. 1 2 Icelandic Web of Science: Hvað þýðir "maður er manns gaman"? (“What does maður er manns gaman mean?”)
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4. ↑ ; The Elder or Poetic Edda, edited and translated by Olive Bray (London: Printed for the Viking Club, 1908), pages 61-111
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