Al-máttr

Old Norse Dictionary - al-máttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "al-máttr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

al-máttr: ar, m., dat. -mætti, almightiness, omnipotence (eccl.), of God, 671. 3; sinn alm́tt (acc.), Ísl. i. (Hom.) 386, Fms. i. 226, 655 vi. 2; vide almætti, n.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚ-ᛘᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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