Mála
Old Norse Dictionary - mála
Meaning of Old Norse word "mála"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mála can mean:mála
- mála
- 1. u, f. [mál = speech], a female acquaintance, female friend; kona heitir mála búanda sins, Edda (Ht.)
- mála
- 2. að, [from Germ. mahlen, Dan. male], to draw, paint, (mod.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)