Mál-leysa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mál-leysa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mál-leysa

u, f. a sentence which has no meaning; það er m., ‘tis no sense, of bad grammar or the like: of bad rhyme, gröm skömm … hrömm skömm, þat væri jafnhátt, en hitt er m., Fms. vi. 386.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᛚ-ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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