TAL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

TAL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 TAL

n. [tala, the verb], talk, parley, conversation; töluðu þeir lengi, fór tal þeirra vel, Nj. 11; en í þessu tali þeirra bræðra, whilst they were talking, 23; stundum var hann á tali við menn, Eg. 2; þeir bræðr vóru optliga á tali við konung, 60; hélt biskup mikit tal af honum, held much talk with him, Bs. i. 716; sátu þau öll samt á tali, kom þat upp ór tali þeirra, Fms. iv. 196; skilja talið, 142; eiga tal við e-n, hafa tal af e-m, taka annat tal, to change the conversation to another subject.

2 TAL

2. speech, language; þú munt vera útlendr, þvíat tal þitt ok yfirbragð er ekki líkt hérlenzku fólki, Fb. i. 79, Stj. 94, 204.

3 TAL

II. [telja], a tale, number; í bónda-tali, Bs. i. 716; í tali með öðrum himin-tunglum, Barl. 133; engi veit töl á, Bret. 86; daga-tal, tale of days: gen. tals, in number; tólf einir talsins, Barl. 169; krossa fimm at tali, Pm. 85.

4 TAL

2. a tale, list, series; ættar-tal, a pedigree; konunga-tal, Fb. ii. 520; presta-tal, skálda-tal, Lögmanna-tal, a list of priests, poets, ‘lawmen;’ fara á þing ok bjóða sik í tal með öðrum mönnum, and enter the lists, N. G. L. i. 99; ó-tal, countless. tals-verðr, adj. worth counting or worth speaking of, considerable.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
bisk
bishop.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
fem.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
neut.
neuter.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.
S.
South, Southern.
s. v.
sub verbo.
sing
singular.
sing.
singular.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Alm.
Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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