MOSI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

MOSI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 MOSI

a, m. [mid. H. G. mies; Germ. moos; Dan. mos; Lat. muscus]:—moss, botan. lichen, Korm. 234 (in a verse); hrífa mosa, to pick moss, Bs. i. 329; reyta mosa, Nj. 267; mosa-hrúga, a heap of moss, Fms. iii. 527.

2 MOSI

II. a moorland, moss, [= Dan. mose; North. E. and Scot. moss]; þeir fóru stundum mosa, mýrar ok merkr eðr brota stóra, Fms. viii. 31. mosa-vaxinn, part. moss-grown, Bs. i. 329, Fas. i. 298: in local names, Mos-fell, whence Mosfellingar, m. pl. the men from Moss-fell. mos-háls, m. a nickname, Landn.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᚢᛋᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

botan.: botanically.
ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
mid. H. G.: Middle High German.
n.: neuter.
North. E.: Northern English.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pl.: plural.
Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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