Mjöt

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mjöt

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mjöt" (or mjǫt) in Norwegian.

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

mjöt (mjǫt): mjöt, n. pl. (ags. meoto) Maal? þurraskíða ok þakinna næfra, þess kannmaðr mjöt Hm. 59 (60); kann ek málamjöt of manna sjöt Hofuðlausn v. 20.Se Sophus Bugge i Tidsskr. for Philo-logi og Pædagogik VIII, 29221 fgg.

Part of speech: n pl

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚯᛏ
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:

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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