Mála-járn

Old Norse Dictionary - mála-járn

Meaning of Old Norse word "mála-járn" in English.

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

mála-járn
n. an iron (weapon) inlaid with mál, Fms. iii. 223, Fas. i. 414.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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