Mjúkr
Old Norse Dictionary - mjúkrMeaning of Old Norse word "mjúkr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
mjúkr Old Norse word can mean:
- mjúkr
- adj., compar. mjúkari, superl. mjúkastr, in mod. usage also mýkri, mýkstr; [Goth. muka in muka-modei = πραότης; Engl. meek; Dan. myg; Swed. mjuk]:—soft to the touch; mjúkt skinn, Bær. 19; mjúka rekkju, mjúkt bað, Eg. 239; hörund-mjúkr, soft-skinned, Orkn. (in a verse); m. ok hægr, Fms. ii. 201; mjúúkt hár, mjúk ull, and the like; mjúkr í máli, eloquent, Bs. i.
- mjúkr
- 2. agile, nimble; mjúkr ok vel glímu-færr, Sturl. iii. 123; as also mjúkr á fótum, or fóta-mjúkr, of a wrestler; liða-mjúkr; mjúkari í orrostum, more agile. Fms. vii. 254.
- mjúkr
- 3. þar bygðisk Noregr fyrst er hann er mjúkastr, of the soil, softest, most fertile, Landn. 276, v. l.; þótti mér svá at eins mjúkt at fara með ykkr enn fyrra dag, Fms. iv. 317.
- mjúkr
- II. metaph. meek; mjúkr ok lítillátr, Fms. iii. 168; ek hefi verit yðr m. í öllum hlutum, x. 108; hlýðin ok mjúk, Al. 119; svá mjúk sem eitt lamb, Clar.:—mild, gracious, mjúkasta mildi, Dipl. ii. 14: hann talaði allt mjúkara enn fyrra dag, Fms. vi. 45; mjúk miskunn, Bs. i. 638; m. diktr, mjúk orð, mjúkt lof, flowing, of words, speech, Lil. 4.
- mjúkr
- B. COMPDS: mjúkdómr, mjúkfingr, mjúkfingraðr, mjúkhendr, mjúkhjartaðr, mjúklátr, mjúkleikr, mjúkliga, mjúkligr, mjúklyndi, mjúklyndr, mjúklæta, mjúklæti, mjúkorðr, mjúkræss, mjúktækr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- compar.
- comparative.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- superl.
- superlative.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Bær.
- Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Clar.
- Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Lil.
- Lilja. (A. III.)
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