Definition
A medieval Scandinavian poem about a dwarf named Alvis and his conversation with Thor; one of the oldest preserved Old Norse poems.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'Alvíssmál' where 'Alvis' is the dwarf's name and 'mál' means speech or poem. The text is part of the Poetic Edda and dates to pre-Christian Norse times.
Kelly Says
This ancient poem is basically a riddle contest between a god and a dwarf—Norse people loved word-games so much they made entire poems out of them, and this one survived over a thousand years because someone thought it was worth writing down!
Translations
ARالعربية
ألفيس مال
al-fi-s ma-al
BNবাংলা
অলভিসমাল
ol-vish-mal
CACatalà
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
CSČeština
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
DADansk
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
DEDeutsch
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
ELΕλληνικά
αλβίσμαλ
al-vis-mal
ESEspañol
alvissmal
al-vis-mahl
FAفارسی
الویسمل
al-vis-mal
FISuomi
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
FRFrançais
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
GUGU
અલવીસ્માલ
al-vis-mal
HAHA
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
HEעברית
אלביסמל
al-vis-mal
HIहिन्दी
अल्विसमल
al-vis-mal
HUMagyar
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
IDBahasa Indonesia
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
IGIG
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
ITItaliano
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
JA日本語
アルヴィスマル
aru-vi-sumaru
KKKK
алвиссмал
al-vis-mal
KMKM
អលវីសម៉ាល
al-vis-mal
MSBahasa Melayu
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
MYမြန်မာ
အလွစ်စမယ်
a-lwit-sa-mai
NLNederlands
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
NONorsk
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
PLPolski
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
PTPortuguês
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
RORomână
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
RUРусский
альвиссмал
al-vis-mal
SVSvenska
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
SWKiswahili
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
TAதமிழ்
அல்விஸ்மால்
al-vis-mal
TEతెలుగు
అల్విస్మల్
al-vis-mal
THไทย
อัลวิสมอล
al-vis-mo
TLTL
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
TRTürkçe
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
UKУкраїнська
альвіссмал
al-vis-mal
VITiếng Việt
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
YOYO
alvissmal
al-vis-mal
ZH中文
阿尔维斯马尔
ǎ'ěr wēi sī mǎ'ěr
ZUZU
alvissmal
al-vis-mal