Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Móta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 móta

að, to stamp, coin; móta penning, passim in mod. usage; mótaðr (stamped) pundari, mótaðr penningr, Rétt., Flóv.

2 móta

2. metaph. to mark; skyldim vér þannig móta oss mest sem Guð kenndi postulum sínum, ok kvað þá eigi ella mega komask í himinríki nema þeir væri þannig mótaðir, Hom. (St.), Fr.

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Runic Inscription

móta

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Rétt.: Réttarbætr. (B. II.)

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