Um-mæli

Old Norse Dictionary - um-mæli

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

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

um-mæli: n. pl. utterances, a declaration, Nj. 56, Bs. i. 141, Fms, vi. 7, 199, vii. 95; sakir ummæla konungs, id.; þér skulut ráða yðrum ummælum, en ek mun því ráða hvat ek tala, Ísl. ii. 167; kunnu vér þökk þinna ummaela, 392, Finnb. 358. ummsela-laust, n. adj. blameless; varð þat aldrei u., it was talked of, got an evil report, Sturl. i. 63.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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