Mylda

Old Norse Dictionary - mylda

Meaning of Old Norse word "mylda" in English.

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

mylda
d, [mold], to cover with mould; ó-myldr, unburied, Hom. (St.): mod. to beat (earth or dung) into powder before spreading it as manure over a field.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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