Mjöð-drykkja
Old Norse Dictionary - mjöð-drykkja
Meaning of Old Norse word "mjöð-drykkja" (or mjǫð-drykkja)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mjöð-drykkja (mjǫð-drykkja)
- u, f. mead-drinking, Fms. viii. 17, Sturl. i. 161, Greg. 51.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mjöð-drykkja may be more accurately written as mjǫð-drykkja.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚢᚦ-ᛏᚱᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)