Malla

Old Norse Dictionary - malla

Meaning of Old Norse word "malla"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

malla: u. f. [Dan. malle = a loop], a loop, noose; þat var lásör ok malla (thus Cod. C) í, Sturl. i. 180 (Ed. mella). möllu-ör, f. a kind of shaft; Hemingr skýtr þá at konungi með möllu-ör, Hem. (MS.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛚᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Cod.: Codex.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Hem.: Hemings-þáttr. (C. H.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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