Mold
Old Norse Dictionary - moldMeaning of Old Norse word "mold" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
mold Old Norse word can mean:
- mold
- f., dat. moldu; [Ulf. mulda = χους and κονιορτός, Mark vi. 11, Luke ix. 5; A. S. molde; Engl. mould; O. H. G. molta; Dutch mul; Dan. muld; Swed. mull]:—mould, earth (from, mala and mylja); jósu at moldu, Eg. 300; hafa legit í moldu, FmS. v. 106; saurig mold, Stj. 115. Earth was symbolical of a purchase of land (cp. Lat. mancipium): the rite is thus described, nú kaupir maðr jörð …, hann á mold at taka sem í lögum er mælt, taka at arins-hornum fjórum, ok í öndugis-sæti, ok þar sem akr ok eng mætisk, ok þar sem holt ok hagi mætisk, ok njóta þeirra vátta á þingi at hann hefir mold rétt tekna, etc., n. G. l. i. 96; penningr gengr fyrir mold ok man, iii. 92, v. l.: as also in moldrofs-maðr (q. v.), D. n. i. 7:—vera fyrir ofan mold, above earth, alive, FmS. vi. 182; fyrir mold neðan, beneath earth, Vsp. 2; á moldu, on earth; meðan mold er ok menn lifa, Grág. ii. 169:—of burials, syngja e-n til moldar, to chant one into the mould, to bury, of a priest, Dipl. iv. 8, H. E. ii. 131; hníga til moldar, to die, Hðm. 16; fella til moldar, to fell to earth, slay, Fbr. (in a verse); maðr er moldu samr, man is dust, Sól. 47; úvígðri moldu, Landn. 117: in plur. funerals, standa yfir moldum e-s, to attend one’s funeral: the phrase, rigna í moldirnar, of rain into an open, fresh dug grave, Ísl. ÞjóðS. ii. 55; moldar genginn, buried, Sól. 60; maðr er moldar auki, ‘a man is but mould eke’ is but dust, a saying, Rkv.; verða at moldar auka, to be turned into dust, FaS. i. (in a verse), Ver. 5.
- mold
- COMPDS: moldarfullr, moldarhola, moldauki, moldbakki, moldbúi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- pl.
- plural.
- plur.
- plural.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hðm.
- Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Ísl. Þjóðs.
- Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sól.
- Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)
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