Um-tal

Old Norse Dictionary - um-tal

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

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

um-tal
n. talk, conversation; er hann heyrði u. manna, Fms. ii. 283; með umtali (gossip) vándra manna, Orkn. 162. umtals-mál, n. a thing proper for discussion, to be talked of, Grett. 133 A, 155.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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