Móna

Old Norse Dictionary - móna

Meaning of Old Norse word "móna" in English.

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

móna: u, f. [the word is still said to be used in provinc. Icel., and also remains in provinc. Swed. lius-muna = ljós-móðir, q. v. (Ihre); Scot. minnie]:—mammy, of a baby; mona mín móna, kveðr barnið, við mik göra verst hjóna, Skálda (Thorodd) 163.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

provinc.: provincial.

q. v.: quod vide.

Scot.: Scottish.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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