Mál-bein
Old Norse Dictionary - mál-bein
Meaning of Old Norse word "mál-bein"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mál-bein
- n. the ‘talk-bone,’ one of the bones in the head, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 547; láta málbeinið ganga, to chatter glibly.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛚ-ᛒᛁᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ísl. Þjóðs.
- Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.