Mjöð-drykkja

Old Norse Dictionary - mjöð-drykkja

Meaning of Old Norse word "mjöð-drykkja" (or mjǫð-drykkja) in English.

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

mjöð-drykkja (mjǫð-drykkja): u, f. mead-drinking, Fms. viii. 17, Sturl. i. 161, Greg. 51.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mjöð-drykkja may be more accurately written as mjǫð-drykkja.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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