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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mæðr

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Definitions

2 definitions

1 mæðr

1. or mæddr, in compds, sam-mæðr, from one mother; sundr-mæðr, not having the same mother.

2 mæðr

2. or meyðr, f. = mey, a maid, a foreign form, which occurs in Gd. 3.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

mæðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation