meyla

Old Norse

Etymology

Akin to mey +‎ -la. From Proto-Germanic *mawilǭ.

Noun

meyla f (genitive meylu)

1. young girl

Descendants

• Icelandic: meyla

References

• J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on meyla.
• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)