Moli

Old Norse Dictionary - moli

Meaning of Old Norse word "moli" in English.

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

moli: a, m. [Scot. mule; North. E. mull], a crumb, a small particle, Stj 154, Greg. 22; engu niðr kasta af matnum hvárki beinum né mola Ó. H. 153; hann girntist at seðja sik af þeim molum sem féllu af borðum hins ríka, Luke xvi. 21; brotna í smán mola, to break into shivers, be shivered, Edda 27; brauð-moli, sykr-moli.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

North. E.: Northern English.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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