Móðugr

Old Norse Dictionary - móðugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "móðugr" in English.

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

móðugr: adj., contr. móðgir, móðgan, [Ulf. môdags = ὀργιζόμενος; Engl. moody]:—moody, as an epithet of a giant, fierce, Hým. 5, 21; móðugr ok mjök þungyrkr, Fs. 185:—moody, gloomy, Akv. 36; móðgir, Gh. 7; móðug spjöll, 9, Gkv. 1. 2, 5, 11; harð-m., þrúð-m., of a hard, fierce mood: móðug á munað, bent on lust, Sól.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

contr.: contracted.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gh.: Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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