Mæða

Old Norse Dictionary - mæða

Meaning of Old Norse word "mæða" in English.

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

mæða Old Norse word can mean:

mæða
u, f. a trouble, trial, Fms. v. 309, x. 147, Fas. iii. 99: distress.
mæða
COMPDS: mæðulauss, mæðuligr, mæðumaðr, mæðusamligr.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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