Mál-bein

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mál-bein

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mál-bein

n. the ‘talk-bone,’ one of the bones in the head, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 547; láta málbeinið ganga, to chatter glibly.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᛚ-ᛒᛁᛁᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
gl
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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