Mál-þörf
Old Norse Dictionary - mál-þörf
Meaning of Old Norse word "mál-þörf" (or mál-þǫrf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mál-þörf (mál-þǫrf)
- f. = málsþörf, Fms. vi. 374.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mál-þörf may be more accurately written as mál-þǫrf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛚ-ᚦᚢᚱᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)