Mjólk

Old Norse Dictionary - mjólk

Meaning 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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