Mostr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mostr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mostr" in Norwegian.

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

mostr
mostr, s. stor Mængde, rigt Forraad; þákom sá maðr til konungsins, er vistagætti, ok segir, at þar var mostr (=orgrynni OHm. 7358; OH. 18737; ógrynniFlat. II, 3149) vista, ok kvezt eigi vita,hvaðan komit var Heilag. II, 16110. Jvf.mostrarskeggi Ísl. 4.

Part of speech: s

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚮᛋᛏᚱ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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