Mæðgur
Old Norse Dictionary - mæðgur
Meaning of Old Norse word "mæðgur"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mæðgur
- f. pl., gen. pl. mæðgna, Bs. i. 133, 355:—mother and daughter collectively, Gísl. 88, Ld. 116, Nj. 51, Fms. i. 207, Bs. i. 62, 218, passim, freq. in mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚦᚴᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)