Mildr
Old Norse Dictionary - mildr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mildr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mildr can mean:mildr
- mildr
- mild, milt, adj. [Goth. milds, in un-milds = ἄστοργος; A. S., Engl., etc. mild]:—mild, gentle, graceful; mildastr ok ágæztr, Íb. 14; glaðr ok kátr, m. ok lítillátr, FmS. x. 88: gentle, m. ok meinlauss, 281. Stj. 241, Bret. 102 (= Lat. pius, of Aeneas); ú-mildr, komast í ó-mildar hendr, to come into bad hands:—of weather, mild.
- mildr
- II. metaph. munificent, Hm. 38; mildir, fræknir menn bazt lífa, 47; mildr af fé, FmS. vii. 197; íllr af mat en mildr af gulli, Hkr. i. 140:—hinn mildi, as a nickname, 60; gjaf-mildr, open-handed; hlátr-mildr, laughing.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Íb.
- Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)