Mærð

Old Norse Dictionary - mærð

Meaning of Old Norse word "mærð" in English.

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

mærð Old Norse word can mean:

mærð
f. [Ulf. meriþa = φήμη], praise, laud, Stor. 5, Lex. Poët. passim: an encomium.
mærð
2. mod. cant, flattery, hypocrisy, freq.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Stor.
Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
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