Hag-mæltr
Old Norse Dictionary - hag-mæltr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hag-mæltr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hag-mæltr
- part. well-spoken, Fms. iv. 374: a kind of metre, Edda 138: in mod. usage only of one who has skill in verse-making, hann er lagmæltr, a happy verse-maker, but not yet a skáld, poet.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚴ-ᛘᛅᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- mod.
- modern.
- part.
- participle.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)