Hveiti-mjöl

Old Norse Dictionary - hveiti-mjöl

Meaning of Old Norse word "hveiti-mjöl" (or hveiti-mjǫl)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hveiti-mjöl (hveiti-mjǫl)
n. wheat meal, flour, K. Þ. K. 74, Fms. xi. 157.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hveiti-mjöl may be more accurately written as hveiti-mjǫl.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᛁᛏᛁ-ᛘᛁᚢᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
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