Miðla

Old Norse Dictionary - miðla

Meaning of Old Norse word "miðla" in English.

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

miðla Old Norse word can mean:

miðla
að, [Engl. middle, cp. miðr], to share; miðla e-m e-t or miðla við e-n, to share with another person, use in common; hann miðlaði lönd við Örn frænda sinn, Landn. 209; þeir munu hafa miðlat ykkr þat af arfi Björgólfs, Eg. 39, Fms. vi. 141; Gunnarr miðlaði mörgum mönnum hey ok mat, Nj. 73; skal ek eigi m. ríkit, I shall not share the realm, Fms. i. 84; töldu várkunn at hann vildi eigi m. ríkit, Orkn. 98; allt þat er hann má m. umfram klæðnað sinn, Grág. i. 250; eigi skulu menn tíund m. við hans lið né matgjafir, 458; árar at miðla ok austskotu, ii. 171; in. e-t við e-n, to share with one. Fms. viii. 153.
miðla
2. metaph. to mediate, with dat.; miðla dómi, to give judgment as a mediator, Sks. 657; nema miðlat sé málum, Bjarn. 55; at dómi væri svá miðlat, at Stephano væri lofat at bæta sem brotið var, Sks. 144 new Ed.:—with acc., m. mál, to make a compromise; ok miðlum svá mál millim þeirra, Bs. i. 24: m. spor, to move, make a movement; stöndum fast ok miðlum ekki spor vár (but fótsporum, dat., Fb. iii. l. c.), Mork. 116.
miðla
II. recipr., miðlask e-t við, to share with one another, Grág. ii. 333; miðlask mál við, to make a compromise, Fms. x. 300.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
acc.
accusative.
dat.
dative.
l. c.
loco citato.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
pr.
proper, properly.
recipr.
reciprocally.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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