Mella

Old Norse Dictionary - mella

Meaning of Old Norse word "mella" in English.

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

mella Old Norse word can mean:

mella
u, f. a noose, in kapp-mella: a trigger (?) in a cross-bow, þat var lásör ok mella í, Sturl. i. 180 (but malla the vellum C).
mella
II. a giantess, Edda (Gl.); mellu-dólgr, ‘giantess-foe’ = Thor.
mella
2. in mod. usage the mother, of dogs, cats, or the like.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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