Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sumar-mál

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 sumar-mál

n. the ‘summer-meal;’ the last days of winter and the first of summer are thus called, e. g. in the Icel. Almanack for 1872 ‘sumar-mál’ is on the 20th of April and the following days: in sing., N. G. L. i. 240: plur., at sumarmálum, Grág. i. 140, 198, Gþl. 422, Rb. 42, Fms. ii. 99; sumarmála dagr = sumar-dagr fyrsti, Fb. i. 132; sumarmála-helgr, the Sunday that falls in the beginning of the summer, Sturl. ii. 235 C.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

sumar-mál

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

e. g.: exempli gratia.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
plur.: plural.
sing: singular.
sing.: singular.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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