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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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mjörkva-flaug, f. drifting fog.
mjörkvi, m. dense fog = myrkvi.
mjöt, n. pl., poet. the right measure.
mjötuðr, m. (1) dispenser of fate, ruler, judge; (2) bane, death (sverð heitir manns m.); (3) = mjötviðr.
mjöt-viðr, m. the world-tree (?).
moð, n. refuse of hay.
moka (), v. (1) with dat. to shovel (m. ösku, snjó, myki); (2) with acc. to cleanse by shovelling, to clear of dung, etc. (m. flór, kvíar, fjós).
mokstr, m. shovelling.
mola (), v. to crush, break into small pieces (hauss hans molaðist).
mold (dat. moldu), f. (1) mould, earth (hlóðu síðan at grjóti ok jósu at moldu); (2) earth, the ground; fyrir m. ofan, above earth, alive; fyrir m. neðan, beneath the earth, underground; hníga til moldar, to die.
moldar-auki, m. 'mould's eke', dust; verða at -auka, to be turned into dust;
-bakki, m. earth-bank;
-flaga, f. 'earth-flag', sod.
mold-bakki, m. = moldarbakki;
-búi, m. mould-dweller, ghost;
-hrúga, f. heap of earth;
-oxi, m. 'mould-grub', a nickname;
-reykr, m. cloud of dust.
-ryk, n. cloud of dust.
moldugr, a. covered with mould.
mold-vegr, m. path of earth (lét hón mar fara -veg sléttan);
-þinurr, m. 'the earth-thong' (the serpent 'Miðgarðsormr').
moli, m. small piece, crumb; also collect. bits, fragments (haussinn
brotnaði í smán mola).
molna (), v. to crumble into dust.
morð, n. murder (kallið þér þat eigi m., at drepa menn um nætr?).
morð-för, f. death (by murder);
-gjarn, a. murderous.
morðingi (pl. -jar), m. murderer.
morð-járn, n. murderous weapon;
-vargr, m. murderer;
-verk, n. murder.
-víg, n. murder (náttvíg eru morðvíg).
morgin-drykkja, f. morning-drinking;
-dögg, f. morning-dew;
-gjöf, f. bridal gift (on the morning after the wedding);
-leið, f. a morning's walk;
-mál, n. morning milking-time.
morginn (-s, pl. mornar, morgnar), m. morning; á morgin, to-morrow; at morni, next morning (konungr dvaldist þar um nótt, en at morni bjó hann ferð sína); í morgin, this (past) morning (dauðan segir þú þann nú, er vér höfum hjalat við í morgin); tomorrow (í morgin, sem ljóst er, skulu vér rannsaka bœinn); um morgininn (eptir), next morning.        morgin-skin, n. morning light;
-sól, f. the rising sun;
-stjarna, f. the morning star;
-tíðir, f. pl. matins;
-veiðr, f. morning catch;
-verk, n. morning work.
morgna (), v. to become morning, dawn (þar til er morgnat var mjök).
morgunn, m. = morginn.
morkna (), v. to become rotten.
morn, f. pining away.
morna (), v. = morgna.
morna (), v. (1) to waste or pine away (m. ok þorna); (2) to cause to pine (þik morn morni!).
mornan, f. morning, dawn.
mosa-vaxinn, pp. moss-grown.
mosi, m.. (1) moss; (2) moorland.
mosóttr, a. mossy, moss-grown.
motr (gen. -rs), m. a lady's headgear (m. snjóhvítr ok gullofinn).
motra, f. a woman wearing a 'motr'.
móast (), v. refl. to be digested.
mó-álóttr, a. with a dark streak along the back (of a horse);
-brúnn, a. dark brown, dun.
móða, f. large river.
móð-akarn, n. ' mood-acorn', heart.
móðerni, n. (1) mother's side, of lineage; at m., on the mother's side; (2) maternal origin (ei mun logit til móðernis þíns); (3) motherhood.
móðir (gen., dat. and acc. móður or mœðr; pl. mœðr), f. mother.
móð-ligr, a. excited, vehement.
móðr, m. excitement, wrath, passion (þá gekk af honum móðrinn, ok sefaðist hann).
móðr, a. weary, exhausted, worn out (hann var m. mjök af göngu).
móð-tregi, m. deep sorrow.
móðugr (acc. móðgan), a. moody, excited; m. á munað, bent on lust.
móður-arfr, m. maternal inheritance;
-bróðir, m. uncle;
-faðir, m.



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