Um-tal
Old Norse Dictionary - um-tal
Meaning of Old Norse word "um-tal"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- um-tal
- n. talk, conversation; er hann heyrði u. manna, Fms. ii. 283; með umtali (gossip) vándra manna, Orkn. 162. umtals-mál, n. a thing proper for discussion, to be talked of, Grett. 133 A, 155.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛘ-ᛏᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)