Mjaltir
Old Norse Dictionary - mjaltir
Meaning of Old Norse word "mjaltir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mjaltir can mean:mjaltir
- mjaltir
- f. pl. the milking; vóru konur at mjöltum, Eb. 316, freq. in mod. usage: mjölt, sing., is used of the grime on the hands from milking, þvo af sér mjöltina.
- mjaltir
- COMPDS: mjaltakona, mjaltatími.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛅᛚᛏᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)