Mjöð-kona

Old Norse Dictionary - mjöð-kona

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

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

mjöð-kona (mjǫð-kona)
u, f. a mead-girl, N. G. L. ii. 204.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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