Mjölhús

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mjölhús

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mjölhús" (or mjǫlhús) in Norwegian.

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

mjölhús (mjǫlhús): mjölhús, n. Hus hvori er indlagt, bevares Mel; forekommer som Stedsnavn: Mjöl-hús í Maríukirkjusókn í EikundasundiDn. IV, 8405.

Part of speech: n

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚯᛚᚼᚢᛋ
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:

n.: Neutrum.