Mál-tak

Old Norse Dictionary - mál-tak

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

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

mál-tak
n. diction; hvert m. er haft til skáldskapar? Edda 49: a phrase, hér eru ok önnur máltök þau er til máls skal taka, 127; leiðir í því orði m. af fyrra vísu-helmingi, the last word from the preceding verse. 131: a phrase, saying, Pass. 8. 12.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛚ-ᛏᛅᚴ
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:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
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