Mýkja

Old Norse Dictionary - mýkja

Meaning of Old Norse word "mýkja" in English.

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

mýkja Old Norse word can mean:

mýkja
ð, older form mýkva, FmS. x. 331, MS. 623. 32, Ó. H. 242; [mjúkr]:—to smooth, soften, Stj. 124, FmS. x. 288 (mýkþi); m. sik, to soften oneself, i. 97; m. hug e-s, Mar., Al. 5.
mýkja
II. reflex. to be softened; mýkjask í orðum, FmS. ix. 446, BS. ii. 185; mýkjask til e-s, Mork. 25; jarl tók henni heldr seint í fyrstu en mýktisk ræðan svá sem á leið, Orkn. 304; heldr þótti mér mýkjask skaplyndi hans áðr létti, Eg. 418:—recipr., mýkjumk vér til um rúmin, Eg. 759.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.
recipr.
reciprocally.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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