Mjólkr-hringr

Old Norse Dictionary - mjólkr-hringr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mjólkr-hringr" in English.

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

mjólkr-hringr
m. the milky way, rendering of Lat. via lactea, for the genuine name is vetrar-braut, Rb. (1812) 19.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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