Mál-efni

Old Norse Dictionary - mál-efni

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

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

mál-efni
n. the circumstance of a case; gott m., a just case, Rétt. 52, freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Rétt.
Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
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