Mál-sönnun
Old Norse Dictionary - mál-sönnun
Meaning of Old Norse word "mál-sönnun" (or mál-sǫnnun)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mál-sönnun (mál-sǫnnun)
- f. evidence, argument, reason, Greg. 43.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mál-sönnun may be more accurately written as mál-sǫnnun.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛚ-ᛋᚢᚾᚾᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)