Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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mǫl f (genitive malar)

  1. shingle, pebbles, gravel
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: möl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mòl

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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mǫl

  1. accusative singular indefinite of mǫlr

References

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  • möl in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “mǫl”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page mol

Anagrams

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