Nátt-mál

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Nátt-mál

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 nátt-mál

n. ‘night-meal,’ taken as a point of time, about nine o’clock P. M., answering to dagmál (q. v.) in the morning; ok er komit var at náttmáli, Fms. viii. 89; nónhelgan dag til náttmáls, Grág. i. 143; þeir koma þar fyrir náttmál, Nj. 197, v. l. (matmál Ed. less good); kom þar eldr í bæinn um náttmál, Bs. i. 78: in mod. usage only in plur., líðandi náttmál, jöfnu-báðu miðaptans og náttmála (= half-past seven o’clock P. M.)

2 nátt-mál

COMPDS: náttmálaskeið, náttmálavarða.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛅᛏᛏ-ᛘᛅᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
plur.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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