Marg-látr

Old Norse Dictionary - marg-látr

Meaning of Old Norse word "marg-látr"

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

marg-látr
adj. loose, fickle, variable; marglát kona, Bær. 11, Skálda 194; aldri skal ek verit hafa marglátari (more excessive) söllum hlutum en nú, Fms. x. 290: as a nickname, Teitr inn margláti (= superbus?), Bs. i. 27.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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