Ný-mæli

Old Norse Dictionary - ný-mæli

Meaning of Old Norse word "ný-mæli" in English.

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

ný-mæli Old Norse word can mean:

ný-mæli: n. news, a novelty; ef þeir yrði við nokkura n. varir, Fms. ix. 465, v. l.; þótti þetta n., Fms. v. 66. nýmæla-laust, n. adj. no news.

ný-mæli: II. a law term, Lat. novella, a new law; rétta lög sín ok göra n., Grág. i. 6; þar skal n. öll upp segja á Leið, 122; þat var n. gört þá er Magnús Gizorarson var byskup orðinn, at …, þat var annat n., at …, Grág. (Kb.) i. 36, 37. nýmæla-bréf, n. a new ordinance, letter, Ann. 1314.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Lat.: Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

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