Definitions
Definitions
1 mella
u, f. a noose, in kapp-mella: a trigger (?) in a cross-bow, þat var lásör ok mella í, Sturl. i. 180 (but malla the vellum C).
2 mella
II. a giantess, Edda (Gl.); mellu-dólgr, ‘giantess-foe’ = Thor.
3 mella
2. in mod. usage the mother, of dogs, cats, or the like.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
mella
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "mella" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).