Mjöðdrykkja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mjöðdrykkja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mjöðdrykkja" (or mjǫðdrykkja) in Norwegian.

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

mjöðdrykkja (mjǫðdrykkja)
mjöðdrykkja, f. 1) = mjöðdrekka, mjöð-drekkja. El. 7525. 2) Drikkelag hvorider drikkes Mjød; vera í mjöðdrykkjuHeilag. I, 22226 (Leif. 9026), hvor dogOversættelsen afviger fra Originalen Greg.m. Dialog. lib. 3 cap. 6.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, mjöðdrykkja may be more accurately written as mjǫðdrykkja.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚯᚦᚦᚱᛦᚴᚴᛁᛆ
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:

a.
accusativ.
eg.
egentlig.
f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.

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