Mold

Old Norse Dictionary - mold

Meaning 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,l. 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,l. 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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