Möia

Old Swedish Dictionary - möia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "möia" (or møia) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

möia (møia): , f., mö, jungfru. strax sökte hon (ɔ: Panthasilea) till them mz syna möyor. Troj 239.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so möia may have also been written as møia

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚯᛁᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Pa: S. Patriks-Sagan. Utg. af G. Stephens och J. A. Ahlstrand. 1844. Ett inom parentes tillagdt Tung betecknar den i samma band utgivna legenden om Tungulus.

Troj: Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.