Um-mál

Old Norse Dictionary - um-mál

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

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

um-mál Old Norse word can mean:

um-mál
n. = ummæli (q. v.), Sturl. iii. 295, Bjarn. 58.
um-mál
2. a circumference, Stj. 564.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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