Tal

Old Icelandic Dictionary - tal

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "tal" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

tal Old Icelandic word can mean:

tal: n.

tal: 1) talk, parley, conversation;

tal: vera (sitja) á ~i við e-n, to be (sit) talking with (ek hefi verit á ~i við Hrafn ok Sturlu);

tal: eiga ~ við e-n, to have a talk with;

tal: taka ~ sitt, taka ~ með sér, to begin to talk together;

tal: skilja ~it, to cease talking;

tal: hélt biskup mikit ~ af honum, held much talk with him;

tal: taka annat ~, to change the conversation to another subject;

tal: 2) speech, language (þú munt vera útlendr, því at ~ þitt ok yfirbragð er ekki líkt hérlenzku fólki);

tal: 3) tale, number;

tal: tólf einir ~sins, only twelve in number;

tal: vera í bónda ~i, to be reckoned among peasants;

tal: 4) tale, list, series (konunga~, skalda-~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᛚ

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

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