MJÖL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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1 MJÖL

n., dat. mjölvi (mod. mjöli), gen. pl. mjölva; in mod. usage also sounded mél (as kjöt and ket); [Engl. meal; Germ. mehl]:—meal, flour; fullr af mjölvi, Mar.; skip hlaðit af malti ok mjölvi, Eg. 81; var hlaðit skreið í annann en mjölvi í annan, Eb. 268; mjöl ok við, Nj. 4, Fs. 143; mjöl ok smjor, 197: poët., Fróða mjöl, Frodi’s meal = gold, Edda (in a verse).

2 MJÖL

COMPDS: mjöl-belgr, -sekkr, -poki, m. a meal- bag, -sack, -poke, Fas. i. 127, Bárð. 170, Nj. 181. mjöl-kaup, n. pl. purchase of meal, Fbr. 10, Gþl. 352. mjöl-kýll, n. = mjölbelgr, Nj. 227. mjöl-leyfi, n. a meal-licence, viz. licence to export meal, Hkr. iii. 96. mjöl-sáld, n. a meal-riddle, Sturl. i. 23. mjöl-skuld, f. rent to be paid in meal, Sturl. ii. 64. mjöl-vægr, adj. estimated by its value in meal, Grág. i. 505. mjöl-vætt, f. a weight (4Olbs.) of meal, Bs. i. 137.

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ᛘᛁᚢᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
viz: videlicet.
viz.: videlicet.

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Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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