MÍLA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

MÍLA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 MÍLA

u, f. [from Lat. mille], a mile, Rb. passim, Al. 109, but seldom. used in good old writers or in poets, for the verse Fb. i. 214 is not genuine, and the only passage from a classical Saga is Lv. 106—ok segja menn at fáar mílur gékk hann þaðan frá (paper MS., of a journey through Germany from Rome).

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛁᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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