Mæli

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

mæli

n. the pronunciation, voice, intonation; eg þekki hann á mælinu, I know him by the voice:—a saw, það er í mæli, it is rumoured; munn-mæli, oral relations; bögu-mæli, bad grammar; um-mæli, utterances; vil-mæli, friendly words, and in several other compds.

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