Mælska

Old Norse Dictionary - mælska

Meaning of Old Norse word "mælska" in English.

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

mælska Old Norse word can mean:

mælska: u, f. eloquence, Hdl. 3, Post. 645. 90, Fr. 439, passim: idiom, nema mælsku allra þjóða, Konr.: pronunciation, mod. mæli, hón kvaðsk kenna mælsku hans at hann var Galverskr, 656 C. 4.

mælska: COMPDS: mælskuandi, mælskumaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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