Definitions
Definitions
1 íll-mæla
t, with acc., in mod. usage with dat., to libel, slander, talk evil of, Str. 15, Hkr. iii. 262; vera íllmæltr af e-u, to have evil reputation from, Bs. i. 759.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
íll-mæla
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "íll-mæla" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).