Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Minnþak

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 minnþak

n. [from a Gaelic word min = flour], dough made of butter and flour kneaded by the Irish slaves to slake their thirst at sea when short of water, Landn. 34: whence Minnþaks-eyrr, f. a local name in Icel., see Landn. l. c. and Fs.

Similar Words

má
má-skari
Máfa-hlíð
mag-áll
mag-fyllr

Runic Inscription

minnþak

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
loc: local, locally.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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