Mýll

Old Norse Dictionary - mýll

Meaning of Old Norse word "mýll" in English.

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

mýll: m. a ball; kalla stein eðr epli, hnot eðr mýl eðr líkt, Edda 109; hón selr Hauki mýla tvá … mýlarnir kerlingar, Fb. i. 581; herði-mýll, a ‘hard ball’ = a stone, Bragi: poët., mýll geðvangs, the ball of the breast = the heart, Ht. (R.): a ball in the stomach of animals, mýll er vér svá köllum, Fél. viii. 64.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fél.: Félags-rit.

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

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