Mund-laug

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mund-laug

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mund-laug

f., usually spelt and sounded munn-laug, Edda 40 (ii. 185, note) Fs. 5, Fms. ii. 167, Gísl. 21, N. G. L. i. 211 (Js. 78), Str. 40, Vm. 96; but möndlaugu (dat.), Edda i. 184; even spelt mullaugu (dat.), N. G. L. ii. 443: [from mund = hand; early Swed. mullog]:—a basin for washing the hands, esp. before and after a meal, see the remarks s. v. handlaugar and dúkr; hann setti munnlaug fyrir sik ok þó sik ok þerði á hvítum dúk, Fs. 5; stóð hjá honum mundlang full af blóði, Band. 42 new Ed.; munnlaugar þrjár fáðar með gulli, Gísl. 21; munnlaug eina skal dóttir hafa, nema rekendi sé fast á meðal þá skal hón hafa báðar, N. G. L. i. 211, cp. Art. 80:—poët., munnlaug vinda, the basin of the wind, i. e. the vaulted sky, Edda (in a verse).

Runic Inscription

ᛘᚢᚾᛏ-ᛚᛅᚢᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
s. v.
sub verbo.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Art.
Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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