Mylin

Old Norse Dictionary - mylin

Meaning of Old Norse word "mylin" in English.

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

mylin: or mulin, m. a luminary, the moon, Am. 15, Edda i. 472: the sun, id.: prop. a mock sun (?), cp. Swed. moln.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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