Mæðgin
Old Norse Dictionary - mæðgin
Meaning of Old Norse word "mæðgin"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mæðgin
- n. pl. [móðir], a mother and son (or sons) collectively, Fs. 37, Sturl. iii. 5, Ld. 234, 260, Fms. vi. 107, ix. 233, Bær. 4.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚦᚴᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bær.
- Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)