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.)