Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Eptir-mál

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 eptir-mál

n. an ‘after-suit,’ i. e. prosecution undertaken after a person is slain, properly by the next heir (aðili, q. v.), Nj. 120, 128, 166, Fms. i. 224.

2 eptir-mál

COMPDS: eptirmálsmaðr, eptirmálastaðr.

Similar Words

Ebreskr
EDDA
EDIK
EF
ef-lauss

Runic Inscription

eptir-mál

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "eptir-mál" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

i. e.: id est.
n.: neuter.
prop: properly.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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