Mist

Old Norse Dictionary - mist

Meaning of Old Norse word "mist" in English.

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

mist
f. one of the weird sisters or Valkyriur of the heathen age, Gm., Edda (Gl.); prob. akin to the neut. mistr (q. v.), as is to be inferred from mistar-marr, the mist-sea = the clouds, the airy region, Hkv. 1. 46.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
neut.
neuter.
prob.
probably.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
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