Möndull

Old Norse Dictionary - möndull

Meaning of Old Norse word "möndull" (or mǫndull) in English.

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

möndull Old Norse word can mean:

möndull (mǫndull)
m., dat. möndli, [qs. mundull, from mund; cp. Engl. mangle, qs. mandle; Germ. mangeln]:—a handle, esp. of a handmill; tökum skarpara á möndli, Gs. 19: hræra möndul, Hkv. 2. 3, freq. in mod. usage.
möndull (mǫndull)
II. a pr. name, Fas. iii; as also a nickname, Fms. viii. möndul-tré, n. the tree of the m., Hkv. 2. 3.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
Engl.
English.
esp.
especially.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
qs.
quasi.
v.
vide.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Gs.
Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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