Ragmæli

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ragmæli

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ragmæli" in Norwegian.

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

ragmæli: ragmæli, n. Tiltale eller Omtale, hvori nogen beskyldes for ragmennska; tók H.til orða ok mælti: af sér rak Þ. rag-mælit í dag; djarfliga barðist hann Eb.18 (2320); Þórðr fangari bauð Klaufatil glímu með ragmæli (dvs. idet hansagde, at K. var ragr, dersom han ikkevilde efterkomme Opfordringen) - -.Klaufi segir: þó at ek sé ungr at aldri,þá er mér þó leitt at liggja undir rag-mæli þræls þess Svarfd. 1516. 25.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛆᚵᛘᛅᛚᛁ
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:

fd.: finlandisk.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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