Móðerni

Old Norse Dictionary - móðerni

Meaning of Old Norse word "móðerni" in English.

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

móðerni
n. the mother’s side, of lineage, Fms. i. 4, vi. 223, Eg. 267, 338:—a mother, parent, Edda 18, Fms. xi. 56; opp. to faðerni, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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