Meiðzl
Old Norse Dictionary - meiðzl
Meaning of Old Norse word "meiðzl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- meiðzl
- or meizl, mod. meiðsli, n., mostly in pl. bodily hurts, injuries, mutilation. Sturl. ii. 181, Korm. 216, Fms. vii. 185 (v. l.), Bs. i. 530; meizla-högg, -sár, Fas. i. 331, iii. 33; meizla-laust, Fms. ii. 276.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛁᚦᛋᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)