Maðra
Old Norse Dictionary - maðra
Meaning of Old Norse word "maðra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- maðra
- u, f. [A. S. maddere], madder, rubia, a plant, Hjalt.: freq. in local names, Möðru-dalr, Möðru-fell, Möðru-vellir, Landn.; Möðru-vellingar, the men from M.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚦᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hjalt.
- Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)