Mosi

Old Norse Dictionary - mosi

Meaning of Old Norse word "mosi" in English.

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

mosi Old Norse word can mean:

mosi
a, m. [mid. H. G. mies; Germ. moos; Dan. mos; Lat. muscus]:—moss, botan. lichen, Korm. 234 (in a verse); hrífa mosa, to pick moss, Bs. i. 329; reyta mosa, Nj. 267; mosa-hrúga, a heap of moss, Fms. iii. 527.
mosi
II. a moorland, moss, [= Dan. mose; North. E. and Scot. moss]; þeir fóru stundum mosa, mýrar ok merkr eðr brota stóra, Fms. viii. 31. mosa-vaxinn, part. moss-grown, Bs. i. 329, Fas. i. 298: in local names, Mos-fell, whence Mosfellingar, m. pl. the men from Moss-fell. mos-háls, m. a nickname, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

botan.
botanically.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
n.
neuter.
l.
line.
North. E.
Northern English.
part.
participle.
pl.
plural.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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