Mál-leysa

Old Norse Dictionary - mál-leysa

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

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

mál-leysa
u, f. a sentence which has no meaning; það er m., ‘tis no sense, of bad grammar or the like: of bad rhyme, gröm skömm … hrömm skömm, þat væri jafnhátt, en hitt er m., Fms. vi. 386.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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