Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Alda-mót

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 alda-mót

n. pl. the meeting of two cycles; tveim vetrum síðar varð alda-mót, two years after (i. e. two years after A. D. 1118) there was a change of cycles, so that the year 1121 is the first in a new lunar cycle, see Rb. s.a.: mod. the meeting of two centuries, síðustu aldamót, the last aldamót (i. e. the time about A. D. 1800).

Similar Words

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á-auki
á-austr
á-barning
á-bati

Runic Inscription

alda-mót

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "alda-mót" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. D.: Anno Domini.
ch: chapter.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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