Mjöð-rann

Old Norse Dictionary - mjöð-rann

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

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

mjöð-rann (mjǫð-rann)
n. a mead-hall, drinking-hall, Akv. 9.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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