Mor
Old Norse Dictionary - mor
Meaning of Old Norse word "mor"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mor
- n., spelt morð; hafa morð fjár, Al. 123, Hom. (St.), MS. 623. 21, where it is spelt morg = morþ:—a swarm, prop. a swarm of ants (akin to maurr); mor af mýi, fiski, síld, a swarm of flies, shoal of herrings:—an atom, svo lítið mor.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)