Malla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Malla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 malla

u. f. [Dan. malle = a loop], a loop, noose; þat var lásör ok malla (thus Cod. C) í, Sturl. i. 180 (Ed. mella). möllu-ör, f. a kind of shaft; Hemingr skýtr þá at konungi með möllu-ör, Hem. (MS.)

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᛚᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Cod.: Codex.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Hem.: Hemings-þáttr. (C. H.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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