Meiðm

Old Norwegian Dictionary - meiðm

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "meiðm" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

meiðm: meiðm, f. (N. Pl. -ar) værdifuld Eiendom (got. maiþms = gr. Marc. 7, 21;ags. máðm, máðmhus = lat. gazaphila-cium Wright-Wülcker I, 33712; gsax.medom Hel.; jvf mhd. meidem Mhd.Wb. II, I, 91b5 fgg); lézk ykkr ok mundugefa - stórar meiðmar Ghe. 5; meybuðu honum ok meiðma fjöld Sig. 3, 2;fyrr skal ek mínu fjörvi láta en þeirrarmeyjar meiðmum týna Sig. 3, 15; mundgalt ek mœrri, meiðma fjöld þiggja,þræla þrjá tigu o. s. v. Am. 93 (95);lék mér meirr í mun meiðmar þiggja,bauga rauða burar Sigmundar Sig. 3,39 (38).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᛁᚦᛘ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

c.: Capitel.

f.: Feminin.

got.: gotisk.

gr.: græft.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.