Móður-tunga

Old Norse Dictionary - móður-tunga

Meaning of Old Norse word "móður-tunga" in English.

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

móður-tunga
u, f. one’s mother-tongue, Bs. i. 906.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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