Mildr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mildr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mildr" in Norwegian.

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

mildr: mildr, adj. 1) barmhjertig, naadig, kjærlig,velvillig; milt er móður hjarta Heilag.I, 73726; dýrkaði hann þann mikla okmilda konung Hom. 1678; hann varkallaðr Halfdan hinn mildi ok hinnmatar ílli; svá er sagt, at hann gafmönnum sínum í mála jafnmarga gull-peninga sem aðrir konungar silfrpen-inga, en hann svelti menn at mat Fris.319 (Hkr. 8922); mildr af e-u dvs. gav- mild med noget, villig at bortgive, med-dele noget: mildr af lausafé við mennsína Fm. VI, 4411; glaðmælt var hónok lítillát, mild af fé OH. 7723 (Flat.II, 10928); er mér svá sagt frá konungi,at hann sé hinn mildasti af fégjöfumvið sína menn Eg. 6 (914); tók frúintil buðksins, er í vóru smyrslin, ok baðhana -, at hón væri ekki ofmild afsmyrslunum, útan (dvs. men kun) smyrjahöfuð ok hals hans Ridd. 1128. 2) from,lat. pius; mildr ok meinlauss Fm. X,28116; mildastr ok ágætr at góðu Ísl. 9;milt verk = lat. pium opus Thom. 3731.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᛚᚦᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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