Mál-bein

Old Norse Dictionary - mál-bein

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

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

mál-bein
n. the ‘talk-bone,’ one of the bones in the head, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 547; láta málbeinið ganga, to chatter glibly.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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