Mætask

Old Norse Dictionary - mætask

Meaning of Old Norse word "mætask" in English.

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

mætask: t, dep. [meta], to make oneself costly; láta biðjask lengi ok m. ok myklask, Str. 9: act. part. in auð-mætandi, a valuer, taxer of wealth, Kormak.

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

Abbreviations used:

act.: active.

dep.: deponent.

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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