Mál-semd
Old Norse Dictionary - mál-semd
Meaning of Old Norse word "mál-semd"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mál-semd
- f. language; Þórði líkaði ílla hennar málsemdir, Bjarn. 68; finnask mönnum orð um lið þeirra ok um málsemd (speech, eloquence) Þorgríms ok um skörungskap hans, Gísl. 93, (málsenda, q. v., 11, l. c.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛚ-ᛋᛁᛘᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)