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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Moða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

1 definitions

1 moða

að, to munch the moð, of cattle: metaph., moða úr e-u, to pick out a single green blade out of a heap of refuse.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

moða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
Fr
French in etymologies.
gl
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
Scot.
Scottish.
sing
singular.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fm.
Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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