Við-mæli

Old Norse Dictionary - við-mæli

Meaning of Old Norse word "við-mæli"

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

við-mæli
and viðr-mæli, n. conversation; blíðr viðmælis, Þórð. 3; góðr viðmælis, Hkr. ii. 143; veita e-m v., to grant an interview to one, Stj. 536; með bróðurligu viðmæli, Hom. 26; viðrmælis er hverr verðr, a law phrase, every man is entitled to a hearing, = ‘audiatur et altera pars,’ Gþl. 30: a parley, colloquy, öngir heyrðu þeirra viðrmæli (= samtal), Nj. 13, Eluc. 2: an agreement, þóttusk honum eigi haldizk hafa viðmæli þeirra, Sturl. iii. 197.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eluc.
Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
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