For-mæli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-mæli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 for-mæli

n. pleading, Stj. 603, Fms. vii. 39, Sd. 155, Bs. i. 168: a prescribed form, formula, Grág. ii. 249, Stj. 342:—eccl. saying pravers, tíðir ok f., Bs. i. 167; in Vm. 6 it seems to mean the mass or liturgy, = formæla-bók, f. a book of f., Vm. 21.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛘᛅᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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