tal n
1.
talk, parley, conversation; vera (sitja) á tali við e-n, to be (sit) talking with (ek hefi verit á tali við Hrafn ok Sturlu); eiga t við e-n, to have a talk with ; taka t sitt, taka t með sér, to begin to talk together; skilja talit, to cease talking; hélt biskup mikit t af honum, held much talk with him; taka annat t, to change the conversation to another subject;
2.
speech, language (þú munt vera útlendr, því at t þitt ok yfirbragð er ekki líkt hérlenzku fólki);
3.
tale, number; tólf einir talsins, only twelve in number; vera í bónda tali, to be reckoned among peasants;
4.
tale, list, series (konunga-tal, skalda-tal)
