Mjór

Old Norse Dictionary - mjór

Meaning of Old Norse word "mjór" in English.

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

mjór Old Norse word can mean:

mjór: adj., fem. mjó, neut. mjótt, with a characteristic v, which reappears before a vowel, thus mjóvan, mjóvar, mjóvir, mjóvum; often spelt with f, mjófan, etc.; in mod. usage by elision, mjóan, etc. The forms vary in three ways, mjór, mjár, mær, analogous to sjór, sjár, sær, α. mjár, mjá, mjátt; mjá (acc. n. pl.), Stj. 201, and foot-note 21; mjár farvegr, FmS. ix. 366, v. l.; mjátt, JS. 55, Thom. 153; miaua (= mjáva) vatni, D. n. i. 81. β. mær; mævar skeiðir, the slim, narrow ships, FmS. i. 170 (in a verse),—certainly thus, not as explained in Lex. poët. p. 567, col. 1; as also mævar hlaupsíldr, the slim herrings, in Eyvind’s verse (Hkr. i. 185); in me-fingr = mæ-fingr = mjó-fingr, taper-fingered, epithet of a lady, Hðm.: af þeim meiði er mer (i. e. mær) sýndisk, of the twig which was slim to behold, Vsp.; in the spelling of Cod. Reg. of Sæm. Edda e, ę, or æ are freq. all written with the letter e, so that mér (mihi) and mær (tenuis) would all be spelt alike; this reading was suggested as early as by Rask in the edition of 1818, see Bugge’s remarks in Philol. Tidsskr. 6th vol.: in Mæv-eið (= the narrow isthmus) in Shetland, Mk. 98, called Mawid in a Videsse of 1516 A. D.; at present Mawie or Mavis-grind, as opp. to another isthmus called Brae, i. e. Breið-eið = the Broad isthmus; cp. also Moorness = the little ness, in Shetl.

mjór: II. compar., an older form mjóvari, mjávari, Ýt.; superl. mjóvastr, but obsolete, and replaced by a contracted mjóri, mjóstr, in mod. usage mjórri, mjóstr.

mjór: B. Thin, slim, taper; svá mjó, so slim in the waist, BS. ii. 168; mjórar konu, Bjarn. (in a verse); mjóva mey, Korm.; mjótt band, Edda 20; mjór kvistr, FaS. iii. 33; með mjófu járni, Fær. 238; mjór Mistilteinn, Vsp.; mjófum knífsoddi, FS. 144; mjófum fléttingum, Karl. 335; yxn mjá ok mjök visin, Stj. 201; þar sem hann var mjóstr, Fms. v.i. 264:—of cloth, stiku breið en eigi mjóri, Grág. i. 498; jaðarflá vara eðr mjó, 499; sitja mjótt, Band. 38 new Ed.: sayings, mjór er mikils vísir, FmS. v. 176 (in a verse); mjótt er mundangs-hóf, BS. i. (in a verse), JS. 55 (mjátt).

mjór: 2. narrow; stigrinn var mjór ok þröngr, Fær. 48; skipit var heldr mjótt, FmS. ii. 50; mjótt sund, Grett. 83; mjór farvegr, FmS. ix. 366; grafir djúpari ok mjóri, SkS. 426: a nickname, Mjóvi, the Slim, or en Mjóva. II. in local names, Mjóvi-dalr, Mjóvi-fjörðr, Mjóva-nes, Mjó-sund or Mý-syndi, Dan. Mysunde in Slesvig; Mæv-eið, Munch’s Norg. Beskr.

mjór: C. COMPDS: mjó-beina or mjó-beinn, adj. slim leg, a nickname, Landn., Korm. mjó-eygr, adj. narrow-eyed, of one whose eyes are set close together, Eb. 258, see the remarks S. v. auga. mjóf-dœlingr, m. a man from Mjóvidalr, Landn. mjó-fingraðr, adj. taper-fingered, Rm. (Bugge), of a lady. mjó-hljóðaðr, adj. thin-voiced. mjó-hryggr, m. the small of the back. mjó-hundr, m. [Dan. mynde], a greyhound, SkS. 81. mjó-leitr, adj. narrow-faced, referring to the distance between the eyes, Bergb.-þ. 124, FaS. ii. 118. mjó-nefr, adj. thin nose, a nickname for a close man, Ó. H. 31. mjó-skíð, n. the slim wand, for this must be the true reading in the verse in Bjarn., the miðskipa of the MSS. = miôsciþa; and mjóskið rökra = the slim twilight wand, = a taper, is a poët. circumlocution of a lady’s name, Ey-kyndill (= Island-taper), mjó-slegin, part. beaten thin. FaS. ii. 581. mjó-syndi, n. a narrow sound, straight lane, see above.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. D.: Anno Domini.

adj.: adjective.

Cod.: Codex.

cp.: compare.

etc.: et cetera.

fem.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

neut.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

compar.: comparative.

superl.: superlative.

s. v.: sub voce.

Dan.: Danish.

part.: participle.

poët.: poetically.

S.: Saga.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sæm.: Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

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