Mjölleysi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mjölleysi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mjölleysi" (or mjǫlleysi) in Norwegian.

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

mjölleysi (mjǫlleysi): mjölleysi, n. = mjölleysa; forekommer som Stedsnavn brugt om den sammeJordeiendom, som ogsaa kaldes mjöl-leysa (nu Melløs); 3 aura ból í Mjöl-leysi, í vestra garðenom í Ryggiofssókn viðr Mossæ brú Dn. IV, 69423.

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, mjölleysi may be more accurately written as mjǫlleysi.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚯᛚᛚᚽᛦᛋᛁ
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.