Mál-bót

Meaning of Old Norse word "mál-bót"

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

mál-bót

f. an excuse; göra e-ð sér til málbótar.

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