Matar-ást

Old Norse Dictionary - matar-ást

Meaning of Old Norse word "matar-ást" in English.

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

matar-ást
f. ‘meat-love’ cupboard love; hafa m. á e-m, to have ‘meat-love’ for a person, to love him for his table’s sake.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

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