Mál-leysa
Old Norse Dictionary - mál-leysa
Meaning of Old Norse word "mál-leysa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mál-leysa
- u, f. a sentence which has no meaning; það er m., ‘tis no sense, of bad grammar or the like: of bad rhyme, gröm skömm … hrömm skömm, þat væri jafnhátt, en hitt er m., Fms. vi. 386.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛚ-ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)