Mál-rúnir
Old Norse Dictionary - mál-rúnir
Meaning of Old Norse word "mál-rúnir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mál-rúnir
- f. pl. ‘speech-runes,’ as. opp. to spell-runes, the alphabet; þessi er upphaf allra hátta sem málrúnar eru fyrir öðrum rúnum, Edda 121:—a spell enabling one to speak, Gkv. 1. 23, Sdm. 12.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛚ-ᚱᚢᚾᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)