MILDR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

MILDR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 MILDR

mild, milt, adj. [Goth. milds, in un-milds = ἄστοργος; A. S., Engl., etc. mild]:—mild, gentle, graceful; mildastr ok ágæztr, Íb. 14; glaðr ok kátr, m. ok lítillátr, Fms. x. 88: gentle, m. ok meinlauss, 281. Stj. 241, Bret. 102 (= Lat. pius, of Aeneas); ú-mildr, komast í ó-mildar hendr, to come into bad hands:—of weather, mild.

2 MILDR

II. metaph. munificent, Hm. 38; mildir, fræknir menn bazt lífa, 47; mildr af fé, Fms. vii. 197; íllr af mat en mildr af gulli, Hkr. i. 140:—hinn mildi, as a nickname, 60; gjaf-mildr, open-handed; hlátr-mildr, laughing.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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