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.)