Mat-vælar

Old Norse Dictionary - mat-vælar

Meaning of Old Norse word "mat-vælar" in English.

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

mat-vælar: f. pl. petty larceny of food, Parc. 44 (Ed., rendering of Fr. larencin, see foot-note); hinu þykki mér líkara at þat sé matvælar þeim er þar hokra at þjóna því, Mirm. 70. 2. mat-væli, n. pl., metaph. means of subsistence, stores of food, Fas. iii. 412, and so in mod. usage; matvæli þegar þverra fara, þau kenna Guði sultar stúr, Bb. 1. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Mirm.: Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)

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