Mön

Old Norse Dictionary - mön

Meaning of Old Norse word "mön" (or mǫn) in English.

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

mön (mǫn)
f., gen. manar, pl. manar, Akv. 37; [Engl. mane]:—the mane of a horse; æ lýsir mön af mari, Vþm. 12; mörum sínum mön jafnaði, Þkv. 6; manar meita = to cut the manes, Akv. 37; hann vildi taka hesta sína ok skera mön á, Rd. 268; hann sagði at hann mundi fara á Hvítings-hjalla ok skera mön á hestum Þorsteins, Bjarn. 62; hann sker mön á hestinum, Finnb. 282; Þórir fór at skera mön á hrossum sínum ok Guðmundr son hans með honum, Gullþ. 22. The cutting of horse’s manes was a favourite amusement in olden times, cp. man-skæri, mane-scissors, mön-skurðr, m. a mane-cutting, Gullþ. 22.

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

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

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Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Vþm.
Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
Þkv.
Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)
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