mǫl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mol"

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Compare Proto-Germanic *muldō (“soil, dirt”).[1]

Noun

mǫl f (genitive malar)

  1. shingle, pebbles, gravel
Declension
Declension of mǫl (strong ō-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative mǫl mǫlin
accusative mǫl mǫlina
dative mǫl mǫlinni
genitive malar malarinnar
Descendants
  • Icelandic: möl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mòl

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mǫl

  1. accusative singular indefinite of mǫlr

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “mǫl”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page mol

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “möl”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 307; also available at the Internet Archive

Anagrams

  • lǫm
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