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: d, [móðr], to weary, plague:—to exhaust, Stj. 417, passim:—to chastise, 147.

mæða: II. reflex. to weary oneself, be exhausted, troubled; mæddusk þeir af kulda ok hungri, 656 C. 21: hann var mæddr síðan við eld, Fms. x. 407:—to lose breath, Grett. (in a verse), and passim in mod. usage:—to trouble oneself, með því at vér mæðumk í athuga-samligum ræðum, Sks. 72; Martha, þú mæðist í mörgu, Luke x. 41.

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

Similar entries:

Mæða (I)

Abbreviations used:

mod.: modern.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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