Míla

Old Norse Dictionary - míla

Meaning of Old Norse word "míla"

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

míla
u, f. [from Lat. mille], a mile, Rb. passim, Al. 109, but seldom. used in good old writers or in poets, for the verse Fb. i. 214 is not genuine, and the only passage from a classical Saga is Lv. 106—ok segja menn at fáar mílur gékk hann þaðan frá (paper MS., of a journey through Germany from Rome).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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