Móti

Old Icelandic Dictionary - móti

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "móti" in English.

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

móti Old Icelandic word can mean:

móti
prep. with dat. = í móti,
móti
1) against, contrary to (þat var bæði m. guðs lögum ok heilagrar kirkju);
móti
2) in the direction of, towards, = í gegn (á þann bekk, er vissi m. solu); konungr leit m. honum, the king looked towards him;
móti
3) in return for (gaf jarl konungi góð orð m. vináttu hans);
móti
4) of time, towards (m. degi); m. vetri, towards the setting in of the winter.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᛏᛁ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
m.
masculine.

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