Fugla-mál

Old Norse Dictionary - fugla-mál

Meaning of Old Norse word "fugla-mál" in English.

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

fugla-mál: n. a bird’s voice, in tales, Edda, Fms. vi. 445: metaph., karl-fuglinn, poor churl!

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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