Fá-talaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - fá-talaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fá-talaðr" in English.

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

fá-talaðr
part. ‘few-speaking,’ silent, Fms. ii. 76, ix. 52, Sks. 474: gramm., sem þessi er tungan fátalaðri, as this language has fewer vowels, Skálda 161.

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

Abbreviations used:

gramm.
grammar.
m.
masculine.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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