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Meldr

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1 meldr

m., gen. meldrs and meldrar; [mala; Swed. mäld; Ivar Aascn mælder; Scot. melder; Mælder-skin, the name of a mountain glacier in Norway, from its likeness to a flour-bag]:—flour or corn in the mill: koma til melds, to go to the mill, Gs. 4; standa at meldri, 23; Fenju meldr, the flour of Fenja = gold, Lex. Poët.; græðis meldr, sea-flour = sand (?), Edda (in a verse); the word is obsolete and poët., but remains in Sweden and Norway.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

meldr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gen.
genitive.
gl
glossary.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
Scot.
Scottish.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gs.
Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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