Mynda
Old Norse Dictionary - mynda
Meaning of Old Norse word "mynda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mynda can mean:mynda
- mynda
- 1. d, [mundr; Germ. münden = discharge], to weigh, measure, of the mundr, q. v.; gripir metnir ok myndir í hendr þeim er konu fær, N. G. L. i. 230; mynda skal meyjar-fé allt, ok koma eyrir eyri í gegn, 29; for in the mundmál (q. v.) the mundr was to be set off or balanced against the damsel’s dowry.
- mynda
- 2. að, to shape, form, Hom. 130; mynda e-t eptir e-n, to shape after, imitate, Hom. (St.): to shape, form, vér höfum mælt ok myndat vegginn, Fms. xi. 432, freq. in mod. usage.
- mynda
- II. = munda; ekki þarf hér at mynda til þess sem oss er í hug, ’tis no use to hint at it, i. e. let us speak it out at once, Nj. 224.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚾᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Germ.
- German.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- i. e.
- id est.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)