Mösmi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mösmi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mösmi" (or mǫsmi) in Norwegian.

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

mösmi (mǫsmi): mösmi, m.? auð nam (Rígr) skipta, öllumveita meiðmar ok mösma Rig. 35 (38).Ordet forekommer ogsaa som et af Bjør- nens flere Navne SE. I, 5902 jvf &vl.,hvorom se S. Bugge i AnO. 1875 S.22724 fgg.

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, mösmi may be more accurately written as mǫsmi.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚯᛋᛘᛁ
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.

S.: Side.