mella
nafnorðkvenkyn
u, a noose, in kapp-mella: a trigger (?) in a cross-bow, þat var lásör ok mella í, i. 180 (but malla the vellum C).
II. a giantess, (Gl.); mellu-dólgr, ‘giantess-foe’ = Thor.
2. in usage the mother, of dogs, cats, or the like.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- mod.modern.
- Sturl.Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)