Hag-mæltr

Old Norse Dictionary - hag-mæltr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hag-mæltr" in English.

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

hag-mæltr
part. well-spoken, Fms. iv. 374: a kind of metre, Edda 138: in mod. usage only of one who has skill in verse-making, hann er lagmæltr, a happy verse-maker, but not yet a skáld, poet.

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.
modern.
part.
participle.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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