Mildi
Old Norse Dictionary - mildi
Meaning of Old Norse word "mildi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mildi can mean:mildi
- mildi
- f. [Ulf. mildipa = σπλάγχνα, Phil. ii. 1], ‘mildness,’ mercy, grace; andi vizku ok mildi, 686 B. 13; með móðurligri mildi, Sks. 549, Fms. ii. 296; biðja at Guð gefi mér slíkt sem hans er m. til. ix. 249; en þó hann gefi mönnum heimleyfi af m. sinni. x. 343; örleika hans ok m., Fb. ii. 136; m. ok miskunn, Ó. H. 109; það var mesta Guðs mildi, it was God’s mercy; gjaf-m., liberality; hlátr-m., tár-m., being given to tears.
- mildi
- COMPDS: mildifullr, mildiverk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛚᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)