Mælska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mælska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mælska

u, f. eloquence, Hdl. 3, Post. 645. 90, Fr. 439, passim: idiom, nema mælsku allra þjóða, Konr.: pronunciation, mod. mæli, hón kvaðsk kenna mælsku hans at hann var Galverskr, 656 C. 4.

2 mælska

COMPDS: mælskuandi, mælskumaðr.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᛚᛋᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

Works & Authors

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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