Mjólk
Old Norse Dictionary - mjólkMeaning of Old Norse word "mjólk" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
mjólk Old Norse word can mean:
- mjólk
- f., gen. mjólkr, prop. mjolk with a short vowel; [Ulf. miluks = γάλα, Cor. ix. 7; A. S. meolc; Engl. milk; O. H. G. miluh; Germ. milch; Dan. melk; Swed. mjölk]:—milk, FmS. iv. 81, SkS. 90, Al. 31, Lv. 62; mjólk var heit ok vóru á steinar, 70; mjólkr-grautr, -hlaup, milk porridge; mjólkr-fata, -skjóla, -ílát, -trog, -ketill, etc., a milk pail, milk trough, milk kettle, Lv. 61, Korm. 156, Fbr. 213; nýmjólk, new milk; spenvolg nýmjólk, milk warm from the cow; flóuð m., cooked milk; kúa-m., cow’s milk; sauða-m., sheep’s milk; brjósta-m., breast-milk for suckling.
- mjólk
- COMPDS: mjólkrá, mjólkrbarn, mjólkrhringr, mjólkrkýr.
- mjólk
- II. the white juice, milk, of plants or trees; mjólk ór selju börk, Pr. 473.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚢᛚᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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