mjǫtuðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *metōduz, cognate with Old English metod. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).

Noun

mjǫtuðr m

  1. dispenser of fate, ruler, judge
  2. bane, death
    Synonym: bani

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “mjötuðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 301; also available at the Internet Archive
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