Mistr

Old Norse Dictionary - mistr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mistr"

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

mistr
n. [A. S. and Engl. mist], a mist, a freq. word in Icel. although not recorded in old writers; þoka (fog) and mistr are distinguished.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gl.
glossary.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

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