Múgr

Old Norse Dictionary - múgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "múgr" in English.

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

múgr Old Norse word can mean:

múgr: m. [akin to Engl. mow], a swathe, but only in the weak form múgi; hann hafði slegit þúfur allar ok fært þær saman í múga, … ok er kallaðr ákvæðis-teigr milli hverra múga, Fb. i. 522, freq. in mod. usage, múga-sláttr, m. mowing into swathes, Fb. i. 522.

múgr: II. múgr or múgi, a, m., metaph. the crowd, common people, populace, mob; með vingan alls stórmennis, ok at samþyktum múginum, Al. 9; heimskr múgr, the foolish mob, Sks. 340; líta á múg sinn ok höfða-tal, 341; allr múgr Svía, Hkr. i. 55; múgr ok margmenni, Ó. H. 34, Bjarn. 9, Grett. 82; þar sem múg(r)inn stóð, Eg. 532; með múga hers, Fms. vii. 183; múga manns, Ór. 29; múgr manns, Fms. xi. 245; var þat enn mesti múgr manns, Ó. H. 211; lands-múgr, the people of the land; al-múgi (Dan. almue), the common people.

múgr: COMPDS: múgamenn, múgavetr.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Dan.: Danish.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ór.: Ólafs-ríma. (A. III)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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