Móta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Móta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᚢᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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