Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mælska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 mælska

u, f. eloquence, Hdl. 3, Post. 645. 90, Fr. 439, passim: idiom, nema mælsku allra þjóða, Konr.: pronunciation, mod. mæli, hón kvaðsk kenna mælsku hans at hann var Galverskr, 656 C. 4.

2 mælska

COMPDS: mælskuandi, mælskumaðr.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

mælska

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "mælska" 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.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

Works & Authors

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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