mél
nafnorð, hvorugkyn
n. pl., in mod. usage míl and mil, járn-mil, [it remains in Scot. mil-drop, and perh. Engl. mildew]:—the mouth-piece, bit, only in pl., for the mél were composed of two iron pieces linked together, see Worsaae, Nos. 487, 489 (like the Engl. snaffle-bit), and are used so still in Icel.; gnöguðu beislin svá at niðr féllu á jörð mélin, Karl. 376, freq. in mod. usage.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- n.
- hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- mod.
- modern.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- perh.
- perhaps.
- Engl.
- English.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- COMPDS
- samsett orð (e. compounds)
Tilvitnuð rit
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús saga. (G. I.)