Mælir
Old Norse Dictionary - mælir
Meaning of Old Norse word "mælir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mælir
- m. a measure, esp. of a certain measure, a sixth of a sáld (q. v.), Gþl. 524, Fms. x. 398, xi. 441, Stj. 621. 2 Kings vii. 17, B. K. 13, 16; kornið fyllir mælirinn, the grain fills the measure, a saying; of fluids, n. G. l. i. 29; tveggja mæla öl, 137: of land, a field sown with a mælir of grain, 240; níu mæla land, Vm. 48; whence mælis-land, n. a land of one mælir, 49; it remains in the phrase, hann er ekki lengi á mælislandi, of a swift runner. mælis-öl, n. a measure of ale, about six gallons and a half, Fms. i. 31, n. G. l. i. 6; skyldi þá hverr maðr eiga mælisöl en gjalda fé elligar, Fms. i. 31.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛚᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- B. K.
- Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)