Mjöl

Old Norse Dictionary - mjöl

Meaning of Old Norse word "mjöl" (or mjǫl) in English.

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

mjöl Old Norse word can mean:

mjöl (mjǫl): n., dat. mjölvi (mod. mjöli), gen. pl. mjölva; in mod. usage also sounded mél (as kjöt and ket); [Engl. meal; Germ. mehl]:—meal, flour; fullr af mjölvi, Mar.; skip hlaðit af malti ok mjölvi, Eg. 81; var hlaðit skreið í annann en mjölvi í annan, Eb. 268; mjöl ok við, Nj. 4, Fs. 143; mjöl ok smjor, 197: poët., Fróða mjöl, Frodi’s meal = gold, Edda (in a verse).

mjöl (mjǫl): COMPDS: mjöl-belgr, -sekkr, -poki, m. a meal- bag, -sack, -poke, Fas. i. 127, Bárð. 170, Nj. 181. mjöl-kaup, n. pl. purchase of meal, Fbr. 10, Gþl. 352. mjöl-kýll, n. = mjölbelgr, Nj. 227. mjöl-leyfi, n. a meal-licence, viz. licence to export meal, Hkr. iii. 96. mjöl-sáld, n. a meal-riddle, Sturl. i. 23. mjöl-skuld, f. rent to be paid in meal, Sturl. ii. 64. mjöl-vægr, adj. estimated by its value in meal, Grág. i. 505. mjöl-vætt, f. a weight (4OlBs.) of meal, Bs. i. 137.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

adj.: adjective.

f.: feminine.

viz.: namely.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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

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