Melja

Old Norse Dictionary - melja

Meaning of Old Norse word "melja" in English.

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

melja
pres. mel, pret. maldi, part. maliðr, to pound, bray into dust; mcl þat allt í dust, Pr. 475, freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
part.
participle.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.

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