MÚGR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

MÚGR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 MÚGR

m. [akin to Engl. mow], a swathe, but only in the weak form múgi; hann hafði slegit þúfur allar ok fært þær saman í múga, … ok er kallaðr ákvæðis-teigr milli hverra múga, Fb. i. 522, freq. in mod. usage, múga-sláttr, m. mowing into swathes, Fb. i. 522.

2 MÚGR

II. múgr or múgi, a, m., metaph. the crowd, common people, populace, mob; með vingan alls stórmennis, ok at samþyktum múginum, Al. 9; heimskr múgr, the foolish mob, Sks. 340; líta á múg sinn ok höfða-tal, 341; allr múgr Svía, Hkr. i. 55; múgr ok margmenni, Ó. H. 34, Bjarn. 9, Grett. 82; þar sem múg(r)inn stóð, Eg. 532; með múga hers, Fms. vii. 183; múga manns, Ór. 29; múgr manns, Fms. xi. 245; var þat enn mesti múgr manns, Ó. H. 211; lands-múgr, the people of the land; al-múgi (Dan. almue), the common people.

3 MÚGR

COMPDS: múgamenn, múgavetr.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᚢᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Ór.: Ólafs-ríma. (A. III)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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