Mjólka

Old Norse Dictionary - mjólka

Meaning of Old Norse word "mjólka" in English.

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

mjólka Old Norse word can mean:

mjólka: að, spelt molka, Grág. ii. 309, Gþl. 400, Hkv. i. 43, Ls. 23:—to milk, Grág. i. 430, Dropl. 14, Ísl. ii. 181, passim.

mjólka: II. to give milk, of cows, Bs. i. 194; mjólka betr, Ísl. ii. 180, Fas. iii. 373; kýriu mjólkar átta … merkr í mál, and the like.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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