Browse by Letter
Language
Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mjólka

Back to Letter M
Definitions

Definitions

2 definitions

1 mjólka

að, spelt molka, Grág. ii. 309, Gþl. 400, Hkv. i. 43, Ls. 23:—to milk, Grág. i. 430, Dropl. 14, Ísl. ii. 181, passim.

2 mjólka

II. to give milk, of cows, Bs. i. 194; mjólka betr, Ísl. ii. 180, Fas. iii. 373; kýriu mjólkar átta … merkr í mál, and the like.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

mjólka

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)

View All Sources →