Mæða
Old Norse Dictionary - mæðaMeaning 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.)