Mel-gras

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mel-gras

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mel-gras

n., botan. elymus arenarius, a kind of oats, Hjalt.; whence the local name Melgras-eyri in western Icel.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛁᛚ-ᚴᚱᛅᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

botan.
botanically.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Hjalt.
Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.
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