Fugla-mál
Old Norse Dictionary - fugla-mál
Meaning of Old Norse word "fugla-mál"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fugla-mál
- n. a bird’s voice, in tales, Edda, Fms. vi. 445: metaph., karl-fuglinn, poor churl!
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚴᛚᛅ-ᛘᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)