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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