Mölr

Old Norse Dictionary - mölr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mölr" (or mǫlr) in English.

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

mölr (mǫlr): m., acc. pl. mölu, Fb. ii. 78; pl. melir or gen. sing. malar hardly occurs; [Ulf. malo = σής, Matth. vi. 19, 20; O. H. G. miliwa; Germ. milbe]:—a moth; þá mun mölr eigi spilla, Pr. 474; eigi einn möl, 655 xiii. A. 3; mölu ok maðka, Fb. ii. 78; er eigi grandar ryð né mölr, Hom. 15; mölr né ryð, Matth. vi. 19, 20; sem mölr eða motti etr ok eyðir, Barl. 44. möl-étin, part. moth-eaten.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mölr may be more accurately written as mǫlr.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

sing.: singular.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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