Meiðing

Old Norse Dictionary - meiðing

Meaning of Old Norse word "meiðing"

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

meiðing
f. bodily hurt, maiming, damaging, esp. in pl. of serious bodily hurts, dangerous wounds, BS. i. 531, Nj. 21, FS. 34; í manndrápum ok meiðingum, Fb. ii. 64, MS. 625. 64; at hann hélt lífi meiðinga-laust, unmaimed, unhurt, Sturl. iii. 132; þeim hélt við meiðingar, Nj. 21; meiðing fjár, K. Þ. K. 176.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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