Moð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - moð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "moð" in Norwegian.

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

moð: moð, n. hvad som er eller gjør urent,Rask, Skrab, Affald, som man gjerneforkaster eller søger fjernet (jvf eng. mud Skeat 381a; mnt. muddæ Mnd.Wb. III, 130b21? mott Schmeller II,65313?); þar sem bæði innlenzkir okútlenzkir fleiri myklu af úþarfalýð envera skyldi, glœymdum guði ok hansótta - liggja nótt með degi í moðeok moðes (dvs. moðs) húsum temprandihvárki sik með drykkinn né drykkinnmeð sik Dn. IX, 1178; hann (nl. hestr-inn) er - afgamall ok baksárr ok hefirlengi legit hingat til, en nú hefir hannverit á moðum nökkura daga Háv.1518; jvf Folkespr. mod, modda Aasen504b11 fgg 50. - Ordet er vistnok det sammesom isl. mor dvs. pulvis minutus BjörnHaldorsen, jvf Er. Jonsons oldn. Ord-bog s. 380b20.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚮᚦ
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:

eng.: engels.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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