Möskvi
Old Norse Dictionary - möskviMeaning of Old Norse word "möskvi" (or mǫskvi) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- möskvi (mǫskvi)
- a, m. [A. S. mæscre; Engl. mesh; O. H. G. masca; Germ. masche; Dan. maske]:—a mesh; ríða möskva, hann tók net ok garn ok reið á möskva svá sem net er síðan, Edda 39 (i. 182, v. l.); selnet tuttugu möskva djúpt, Grág. ii. 358, freq. in mod. usage. The word seems to be used as neut. (with the art. moskon) in O. H. l. 74,—þá mun (= munu?) eigi gott þola moskon þin (= moskvinn þinn?).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, möskvi may be more accurately written as mǫskvi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᛋᚴᚢᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- neut.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
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