Mjöð-drukkinn
Old Norse Dictionary - mjöð-drukkinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "mjöð-drukkinn" (or mjǫð-drukkinn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mjöð-drukkinn (mjǫð-drukkinn)
- part. ‘mead-drunk,’ Fms. viii. 94.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mjöð-drukkinn may be more accurately written as mjǫð-drukkinn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚢᚦ-ᛏᚱᚢᚴᚴᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)