Möttul-band

Old Norse Dictionary - möttul-band

Meaning of Old Norse word "möttul-band" (or mǫttul-band) in English.

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

möttul-band (mǫttul-band): n. a mantle-tie, fastening it round the neck, Fb. i. 131, Fms. vii. 201, Flóv. 31.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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