málstofa

nafnorð, kvenkyn

mál-stofa

u, f. a ‘speech-hall,’ meeting hall, public hall, esp. in houses of men of rank, of a king’s hall, Fms. vi. 280, 281, ix. 476, Eg. 95; cp. þar var mikil stofa er konungr átti í hirðstefnur, málstefnur, ok sættar-stefnur, Ó. H. 43: of lagman Thorgny, 66: of a bishop, Bs. i. 869, Munk. 40, D. N. iv. 54, 117: of a convent, Dipl. iii. 10. In mod. usage the Engl. House of Parliament is often rendered by málstofa.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

f.: kvenkyn (e. feminine)
esp.: especially.
cp.: compare.
mod.: modern.
Engl.: English.

Tilvitnuð rit

Fms.: Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
Eg.: Egils saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs saga Helga. (E. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)