Mjúkr

Old Norse Dictionary - mjúkr

Meaning 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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