Lausa-mjöðm

Old Norse Dictionary - lausa-mjöðm

Meaning of Old Norse word "lausa-mjöðm" (or lausa-mjǫðm) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

lausa-mjöðm (lausa-mjǫðm)
f. a trick with the hip in wrestling, Bárð. 183.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lausa-mjöðm may be more accurately written as lausa-mjǫðm.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛅ-ᛘᛁᚢᚦᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
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