Möndull
Old Norse Dictionary - möndull
Meaning of Old Norse word "möndull" (or mǫndull)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word möndull can mean:möndull
- möndull (mǫndull)
- m., dat. möndli, [qs. mundull, from mund; cp. Engl. mangle, qs. mandle; Germ. mangeln]:—a handle, esp. of a handmill; tökum skarpara á möndli, Gs. 19: hræra möndul, Hkv. 2. 3, freq. in mod. usage.
- möndull (mǫndull)
- II. a pr. name, Fas. iii; as also a nickname, Fms. viii. möndul-tré, n. the tree of the m., Hkv. 2. 3.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, möndull may be more accurately written as mǫndull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚾᛏᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- qs.
- quasi.
- v.
- vide.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gs.
- Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)