Bakmæli

Old Norwegian Dictionary - bakmæli

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "bakmæli" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

bakmæli: bakmæli, n. d. s. Hirdskrá 28; Heilag. II, 2471; ef maðr mælir svá áþéttarorðvið mann at þeir ero tveir saman, oker þá eigi kostr at nefne vátta at, þáskal hann hefna orði orðs ef hann vil- - Nú segir annarhvárr frá eðrhœlist ok er þat þá bakmæli Grág. 3918 jvf Grg. II, 1825.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛆᚴᛘᛅᛚᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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