Mat-björg

Meaning of Old Norse word "mat-björg" (or mat-bjǫrg)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

mat-björg (mat-bjǫrg)

f. provision from hand to mouth, Ó. H. 153.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mat-björg may be more accurately written as mat-bjǫrg.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛏ-ᛒᛁᚢᚱᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements