Definitionen
Definitionen
1 mælir
m. a measure, esp. of a certain measure, a sixth of a sáld (q. v.), Gþl. 524, Fms. x. 398, xi. 441, Stj. 621. 2 Kings vii. 17, B. K. 13, 16; kornið fyllir mælirinn, the grain fills the measure, a saying; of fluids, N. G. L. i. 29; tveggja mæla öl, 137: of land, a field sown with a mælir of grain, 240; níu mæla land, Vm. 48; whence mælis-land, n. a land of one mælir, 49; it remains in the phrase, hann er ekki lengi á mælislandi, of a swift runner. mælis-öl, n. a measure of ale, about six gallons and a half, Fms. i. 31, N. G. L. i. 6; skyldi þá hverr maðr eiga mælisöl en gjalda fé elligar, Fms. i. 31.
Runeninschrift
Runeninschrift
mælir
Der obige Runentext stellt das altnordische Wort "mælir" dar, wie es in Runeninschriften aus der Wikingerzeit (ca. 800-1100 n. Chr.) erscheinen könnte.