Köpur-máll

Old Norse Dictionary - köpur-máll

Meaning of Old Norse word "köpur-máll" (or kǫpur-máll)

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

köpur-máll (kǫpur-máll)
(köpurmálugr, Fas. ii. 233, v. l.), adj. bantering, Fas. ii. 128 (in a verse).

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, köpur-máll may be more accurately written as kǫpur-máll.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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