Mát
Old Norse Dictionary - mát
Meaning of Old Norse word "mát"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mát can mean:mát
- mát
- 1. n. [meta], moderation, Pass. 30. 13.
- mát
- 2. n. check-mate, Vígl. 31, Fas. i. 443, Mag.: various kinds of mate are peð-mát, gleiðar-mát, fretsterts-mát, hróks-mát, heima-mát.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)