Mál-róf

Old Norse Dictionary - mál-róf

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

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

mál-róf
n. big talk, Skálda 164; þit erut menn grunnsæir, ok meir gefit málróf (málhróf Ed.) en vitsmunir, Bjarn. 39. málrófs-maðr, m. a glib talker, Skálda 164.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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