almanna-

óflokkaðal-manna-

gen. pl. from an obsolete almenn [cp. Alemanni], a prefix to some nouns, denoting general, common, universal, Ad. 21. Freq. now in Icel., e. g. almanna-rómr, m. public opinion, in the proverb, sjaldan lýgr a., vox populi vox Dei.

COMPDS: almannabygð, almannagjá, almannaleið, almannalof, almannaskript, almannastofa, almannatal, almannavegr, almannaþing.