Mjölkarl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mjölkarl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mjölkarl" (or mjǫlkarl) in Norwegian.

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

mjölkarl (mjǫlkarl): mjölkarl, m. Karl, Mand som har noget med Mel at gjøre; som Øgenavn: Björnmjölkarl Sturl. I, 38324.

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, mjölkarl may be more accurately written as mjǫlkarl.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚯᛚᚴᛆᚱᛚ
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.