Mútaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - mútaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mútaðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mútaðr
- part. [from Old Fr. muter; Engl. to mute, moult; the Lat. mutatus is a hawk that has been in the muta (Fr. mue, Engl. mews), and has done moulting]:—of a hawk that has moulted; einn hinn fríðasti gáshaukr með fögrum fótum, svá sem hann væri fimm sinnum eða sex mútaðr, Str. 75, where the French original has mues; þúsund gáshauka mútaða, Karl. 485.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᛏᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)