Mat-móðir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mat-móðir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mat-móðir

f. ‘meat-mother,’ used of a mistress with respect to her servants and household, cp. Engl. bread-giver.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᛏ-ᛘᚢᛏᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
esp
especially.
f.
feminine.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
p.
page.

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