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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Má

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

1 definitions

1 má

n. a bud (?); pálm-kvistir með fagri næfr ok nýju mái, Bs. ii. 16.
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

má

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
p.
page.
part
participle.
part.
participle.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.
S.
South, Southern.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eluc.
Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Lil.
Lilja. (A. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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