Mæði
Old Norse Dictionary - mæði
Meaning of Old Norse word "mæði"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mæði can mean:mæði
- mæði
- f. [móðr], weariness, exhaustion, as also shortness of breath. Eg. 125, Nj. 116, Fms. vii. 288, Fs. 146, 180.
- mæði
- COMPDS: mæðiliga, mæðiligr, mæðisamr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)