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.)
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