Við-mæli

Old Norse Dictionary - við-mæli

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

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

við-mæli: and viðr-mæli, n. conversation; blíðr viðmælis, Þórð. 3; góðr viðmælis, Hkr. ii. 143; veita e-m v., to grant an interview to one, Stj. 536; með bróðurligu viðmæli, Hom. 26; viðrmælis er hverr verðr, a law phrase, every man is entitled to a hearing, = ‘audiatur et altera pars,’ Gþl. 30: a parley, colloquy, öngir heyrðu þeirra viðrmæli (= samtal), Nj. 13, Eluc. 2: an agreement, þóttusk honum eigi haldizk hafa viðmæli þeirra, Sturl. iii. 197.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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