Mjölvætt

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mjölvætt

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mjölvætt" (or mjǫlvætt) in Norwegian.

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

mjölvætt (mjǫlvætt)
mjölvætt, f. saameget Mel som udgjør enVætts Tyngde. Bp. I, 13725.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚯᛚᚠᛅᛏᛏ
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:

f.
Feminin.
p.
Pagina, side.

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