Bak-mælgi

Old Norse Dictionary - bak-mælgi

Meaning of Old Norse word "bak-mælgi" in English.

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

bak-mælgi
f. and bakmæli, n. backbiting, Hom. 86; liable to the lesser outlawry, Grág. ii. 145.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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