Mál-stofa

Old Norse Dictionary - mál-stofa

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

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

mál-stofa: u, f. a ‘speech-hall,’ meeting hall, public hall, esp. in houses of men of rank, of a king’s hall, Fms. vi. 280, 281, ix. 476, Eg. 95; cp. þar var mikil stofa er konungr átti í hirðstefnur, málstefnur, ok sættar-stefnur, Ó. H. 43: of lagman Thorgny, 66: of a bishop, Bs. i. 869, Munk. 40, D. N. iv. 54, 117: of a convent, Dipl. iii. 10. In mod. usage the Engl. House of Parliament is often rendered by málstofa.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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