Definitions
Definitions
1 mæli
n. the pronunciation, voice, intonation; eg þekki hann á mælinu, I know him by the voice:—a saw, það er í mæli, it is rumoured; munn-mæli, oral relations; bögu-mæli, bad grammar; um-mæli, utterances; vil-mæli, friendly words, and in several other compds.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
mæli
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "mæli" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).