Mál-stafr

Old Norse Dictionary - mál-stafr

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

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

mál-stafr
m. a letter of the alphabet; rúnar heita málstafir. Runes that are letters, Skálda 163 (Thorodd): a consonant, opp. to hljóðstafr, a vowel, Skálda 170, 172 (the second grammarian).

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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