Mjöðdrykkr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mjöðdrykkr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mjöðdrykkr" (or mjǫðdrykkr) in Norwegian.

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

mjöðdrykkr (mjǫðdrykkr): mjöðdrykkr, m. Handlingen at drikke Mjød. Sturl. I, 15416 fg

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚯᚦᚦᚱᛦᚴᚴᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.