Matar-íllr

Old Norse Dictionary - matar-íllr

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

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

matar-íllr
adj. meat-stingy, of a bad master who starves his household, Fms. i. 1.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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