Nátt-mál

Old Norse Dictionary - nátt-mál

Meaning of Old Norse word "nátt-mál" in English.

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

nátt-mál Old Norse word can mean:

nátt-mál: n. ‘night-meal,’ taken as a point of time, about nine o’clock P. M., answering to dagmál (q. v.) in the morning; ok er komit var at náttmáli, Fms. viii. 89; nónhelgan dag til náttmáls, Grág. i. 143; þeir koma þar fyrir náttmál, Nj. 197, v. l. (matmál Ed. less good); kom þar eldr í bæinn um náttmál, Bs. i. 78: in mod. usage only in plur., líðandi náttmál, jöfnu-báðu miðaptans og náttmála (= half-past seven o’clock P. M.)

nátt-mál: COMPDS: náttmálaskeið, náttmálavarða.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

plur.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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