Mál-snild

Old Norse Dictionary - mál-snild

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

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

mál-snild
f. eloquence, oratory, Clem. 33, MS. 623. 30, Edda 17, Skálda 199, FmS. ii. 242. málsnildar-list, f. rhetoric, Skálda 192.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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