Málstafr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - málstafr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "málstafr" in Norwegian.

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

málstafr
málstafr, m. 1) Bogstav. SE. II, 2212 fg,paa hvilket Sted dog Bjørn m. OlsenRunerne i den oldislandske Literatur s. 12 fg opfatter málstafir som en Be-tegnelse af Runebogstaverne eller detlevende (norrøne) Sprogs Bogstaver i Modsætning til det latinske eller lærdeSprogs. 2) Konsonant som ikke hørertil höfuðstafir. SE. II, 4813.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᛚᛋᛏᛆᚠᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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