Möl

Old Norse Dictionary - möl

Meaning of Old Norse word "möl" (or mǫl)

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

Old Norse word möl can mean:möl

möl (mǫl)
f., gen. malar [mala], pebbles, worn stones, i. e. the bed of pebbles on the beach or in a river; annat liðit stóð niðri á mölinni, Fms. x. 138; Flosi var uppi a mölinni, er hann sá þetta, Grett. 89; eru þeir nú kasaðir þar í mölinni, Fs. 175; glymja við möl, Þd.; þar var brúk ok möl fyrir ofan, Sturl. ii. 69, passim in mod. usage: poët., haukstrandar möl = gems, Höfuðl.
möl (mǫl)
COMPDS: malargrjót, malarkambr.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, möl may be more accurately written as mǫl.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Höfuðl.
Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þd.
Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)
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