Mal

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mal

n. the purring of a cat, Snót 132.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
bisk: bishop.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
gramm.: grammar.
Hel.: Heliand.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
infin.: infinitive.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
mid. Lat.: Middle Latin.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
neg: negative, negatively.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pl.: plural.
plur.: plural.
pref.: preface.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
q. v.: quod vide.
R.: Rimur.
Runic: Runic.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
sing: singular.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Teut.: Teutonic.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

A. M.: Arna-Magnacanus.
Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bm.: Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)
Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Snót: Snót, poems.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)
Vtkv.: Vegtams-kviða. (A. I.)
Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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