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mǫlr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *maluz, from Proto-Indo-European *molH-(y)o-, from *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). See also Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍉 (malō) and German Milbe.

Noun

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mǫlr m (genitive malar, plural melir)

  1. moth

Declension

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  Declension of mǫlr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mǫlr mǫlrinn melir melirnir
accusative mǫl mǫlinn mǫlu mǫluna
dative meli melinum mǫlum mǫlunum
genitive malar malarins mala malanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: mölur
  • Faroese: mølur
  • Danish: møl
  • Norwegian Bokmål: møll
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: møll; mòl (archaic)
  • Old Swedish: mal, møl

References

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  • mölr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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