mjǫtuðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *metōduz, cognate with Old English metod. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).

Noun

mjǫtuðr m

1. dispenser of fate, ruler, judge
2. bane, death

   Synonym: bani

Related terms

• meta
• mjǫt
• mjǫtviðr
• mætr

References

• mjötuðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.