Mál-hress

Old Norse Dictionary - mál-hress

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

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

mál-hress
adj. ‘speech-hale,’ well enough to speak, Eb. 240, Fms. x. 148 (of a sick person).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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