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meiðr

meiðr

Old Norse

Noun

meiðr m

  1. longitudinal beam; sledge-runner
  2. pole, log
  3. tree
  4. gallows tree

References

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology

Compare Old Armenian մոյթ ‎(moytʿ).

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