Mæði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mæði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mæði

f. [móðr], weariness, exhaustion, as also shortness of breath. Eg. 125, Nj. 116, Fms. vii. 288, Fs. 146, 180.

2 mæði

COMPDS: mæðiliga, mæðiligr, mæðisamr.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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