Mækir

Old Norse Dictionary - mækir

Meaning of Old Norse word "mækir" in English.

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

mækir: m. [Ulf. meki = μάχαιρα; A. S. mece; Hel. maki]:—a kind of sword; mækis eggjar, Hðm. 16; hvassan mæki, of the sword Tyrfing, FaS. i. 521 (in a verse); mæki mjófan málfán, Skm. 25; mæki til höggs, Hm. 81, Gm. 52, LS. 12; hann hefir mæki stóran í hendi, en Þorsteinn sverð sitt, FaS. ii. 426; með tvíeggjuðum mæki, Ísl. ii. 54; saxinu eða mækinum, Stj. 383; hafði Yngvi um kné sér mæki … hann brá mækinum ok hjó …, Hkr. i. 29; saxit Tuma-naut … hér máttú sjá mækinn Tuma bróður þíns, Br. i. 527.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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