Maðkr

Old Norse Dictionary - maðkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "maðkr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

maðkr: m. [Ulf. mada = σκώληξ; A. S. madu; O. H. G. mado; Germ. made; an augmented form, Engl. maggot, qs. madog: Dan. madike; Norse makk, Ivar Aasen; Scot. mauch]:—a maggot, grub, worm; dvergarnir höfðu kviknat sem maðkar í holdi Ýmis … ok vóru þá maðkar, Edda 9; vall hann allr möðkum í hel, Rb. 414; mölu ok maðka, Fb. ii. 78; síðan hitti Þorbjörn í maðka-sjó sem liggr nær Vínlandi, … ok maðkr sá smó neðan skipit til úfæru, A. A. 198, 199; þar drógu vér maðka digrari manns læri, Al. 174, Stj. 91, SkS. 50 (improp. of an insect); ámu-maðkr, a rain worm; sjó-maðkr, sea worms, Þorf. Karl. 438; skel-maðkr, worms with shells, id. maðka-veita, u, f. a brood of maggots.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚦᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

prop.: proper, properly.

qs.: quasi.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

A. A.: Antiquitates Americanae. (E. II.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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