Lausa-mjöðm
Old Norse Dictionary - lausa-mjöðm
Meaning of Old Norse word "lausa-mjöðm" (or lausa-mjǫðm)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lausa-mjöðm (lausa-mjǫðm)
- f. a trick with the hip in wrestling, Bárð. 183.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lausa-mjöðm may be more accurately written as lausa-mjǫðm.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛅ-ᛘᛁᚢᚦᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)