Mál-tak
Old Norse Dictionary - mál-tak
Meaning of Old Norse word "mál-tak"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mál-tak
- n. diction; hvert m. er haft til skáldskapar? Edda 49: a phrase, hér eru ok önnur máltök þau er til máls skal taka, 127; leiðir í því orði m. af fyrra vísu-helmingi, the last word from the preceding verse. 131: a phrase, saying, Pass. 8. 12.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛚ-ᛏᛅᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.