mjǫlk
Old Norse
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare Old Saxon miluk, Old Frisian meluk, Old English meolc, meoluc, Old Dutch miloch, miluk, Old High German miluh, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks).
Noun
[edit]mjǫlk f (genitive mjǫlkr)
Declension
[edit] Declension of mjǫlk (strong consonant stem, singular only)
| feminine | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mjǫlk | mjǫlkin |
| accusative | mjǫlk | mjǫlkina |
| dative | mjǫlk | mjǫlkinni |
| genitive | mjǫlkr | mjǫlkrinnar |
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: mjólk
- Faroese: mjólk
- Norwegian Nynorsk: mjølk; (dialectal) mjolk, mjelk[1]
- → Norwegian Bokmål: mjølk
- Elfdalian: mjok
- Old Swedish: miolk, miølk
- Swedish: mjölk
- Old Danish: mialk, miælk, mælk, miølk
- Gutnish: mjalk, mjälk, mjölk