Mjófa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mjófa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mjófa" in Norwegian.

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

mjófa
mjófa, v. (að) gjøre smal, snæver, trang, = mjófka; H. sér nú, at sundin mjóf-ast heldr til útsiglingar dvs. at Sundeneblive trangere, saa at det bliver vanske-ligere at slippe ud igjennem dem, naarman skal seile ud (i fig. Bet. om at sesig i Knibe og have ondt for at kommeud af sin Forlegenhed; jvf þá váru lokinsund öll Hkr. 16711 = Flat. I, 23517).Thom. 41911.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚮᚠᛆ
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:

fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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