Milska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Milska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 milska

1. að, to mix, a beverage; því var drykkr þeirra sárliga milskaðr í Jólaboðinu, Thom. 433.

2 milska

2. u, f. [A. S. milisc = honeyed; Ulf. miliþ = honey; cp. Lat. mellitus]:—mead, a kind of honeyed beverage, Ht. R. 26; milsku drykkr, Gd. 71, Clar. 134 (Fr.)

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛁᛚᛋᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
R.: Rimur.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Clar.: Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

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