Má

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Má

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 má

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

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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