Tala

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

tala Old Icelandic word can mean:

tala

I)

tala

f.

tala

1) speech, discourse (þá hóf hann tölu sína upp ok sagði); láta ganga töluna, to go on with one’s tale (Þórir þagði, meðan Grettir lét ganga töluna);

tala

2) tale, number; hann hafði tölu á þessum mönnum, he took tale of, counted them; hafa e-n í þræla tölu, to reckon one among thralls, treat one as a thrall;

tala

3) number, in grammar;

tala

4) bead (glertala).

tala

II)

tala

(að), v.

tala

1) to talk, speak (~ hátt ok hvellt); with acc., síðan töluðu þeir leyniliga ráðagørð sína, after that they talked over their plans by themselves;

tala

2) to speak, make a speech (talaði konungr fyrir liðinu ok mælti svá);

tala

3) to record, tell; ok er ekki um hans ferðir at t. fyrr en hann kemr heim, there is nothing to tell about his journey till he comes home;

tala

4) with preps., t. til e-s, to talk (speak) to one (Rútr talaði þá til Marðar); to talk about, = t. um e-t; t. við e-n, to speak to one (nú talar Flosi við menn sína); recipr., þeir töluðust mart við, they talked about many things.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᛚᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary
• Old Swedish - K.F Söderwall's Dictionary