Mis-mæli
Old Norse Dictionary - mis-mæli
Meaning of Old Norse word "mis-mæli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mis-mæli
- n. ‘mis-speaking,’ a slip of the tongue; hann mun eitt m. tala á allri æfi sinni ok láta á sama degi sitt líf, Fms. iv. 46, Orkn. 112, Fb. ii. 417, Karl. 437; e-m verðr m., to make a slip of the tongue, O. H. l. 14; mér varð m.:—dissent, Rétt. 73.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛋ-ᛘᛅᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Rétt.
- Réttarbætr. (B. II.)