Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mat-vælar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 mat-vælar

f. pl. petty larceny of food, Parc. 44 (Ed., rendering of Fr. larencin, see foot-note); hinu þykki mér líkara at þat sé matvælar þeim er þar hokra at þjóna því, Mirm. 70. 2. mat-væli, n. pl., metaph. means of subsistence, stores of food, Fas. iii. 412, and so in mod. usage; matvæli þegar þverra fara, þau kenna Guði sultar stúr, Bb. 1. 7.

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Runic Inscription

mat-vælar

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "mat-vælar" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Mirm.: Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)

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