Guðvefjar-möttull
Old Norse Dictionary - guðvefjar-möttull
Meaning of Old Norse word "guðvefjar-möttull" (or guðvefjar-mǫttull)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- guðvefjar-möttull (guðvefjar-mǫttull)
- m. a mantle of g., Stj. 355. Josh. vii. 21 (a goodly garment).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, guðvefjar-möttull may be more accurately written as guðvefjar-mǫttull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚦᚢᛁᚠᛁᛅᚱ-ᛘᚢᛏᛏᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)