Eptirmæli

Old Norwegian Dictionary - eptirmæli

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "eptirmæli" in Norwegian.

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

eptirmæli: eptirmæli, n. 1) Handlingen at paatale ens Drab, søge Fyldestgjørelse derfor (mæla eptir e-n, fara með eptirmál).Nj. 117 (17614); Eb. 27 (442). 2) Hand-lingen at lempe sin Tale efter hvad derkan behage andre, vise sig eptirmáll,mods. mótmæli Post. 90615; hón veittihonum aldri eptirmæli (dvs. tog aldrighans Parti) þá er hann átti við aðraNj. 15 (2615); jvf Pr. 28927; se eptir-mælismaðr. 3) fordelagtig Omtale, godt Omdømme; girntist eigi svá mjök guðsþar fyrir sem mannligs eptirmælisHeilag. II, 65732.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᛕᛏᛁᚱᛘᛅᛚᛁ
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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