Miðla

Old Icelandic Dictionary - miðla

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "miðla" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

miðla Old Icelandic word can mean:

miðla
(að), v.
miðla
1) to share; m. e-m e-t or m. e-t við e-n, to share with another (Gunnar ~ði mörgum mönnum hey ok mat); skal ek eigi m. ríkit, I shall not share the realm; m. spor sín, to make a step, move (stöndum fast ok miðlum ekki spor vár);
miðla
2) to mediate; m. mál or málum, to make a compromise;
miðla
3) refl., ~st e-t við, to share with one another; m. mál við, to make a compromise.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚦᛚᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
m.
masculine.

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