Malla

Old Norse Dictionary - malla

Meaning of Old Norse word "malla" in English.

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

malla
u. f. [Dan. malle = a loop], a loop, noose; þat var lásör ok malla (thus Cod. C) í, Sturl. i. 180 (Ed. mella). möllu-ör, f. a kind of shaft; Hemingr skýtr þá at konungi með möllu-ör, Hem. (MS.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.
Codex.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Hem.
Hemings-þáttr. (C. H.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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