Mál-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - mál-lauss

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

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

mál-lauss
adj. speechless, of a sick person: dumb, daufr ok m., Ld. 34, Stj. 261, Fb. i. 251, ii. 382, MS. 625, 85.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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