Magn

Old Norse Dictionary - magn

Meaning of Old Norse word "magn" in English.

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

magn
n. [cp. megin and mega], main (as in ‘might and main’), strength; hver Guð hafa þér magn gefit? Bær. 9; trúa magni, Fas. i. 438 (in a verse); þótt magnit væri litið, Bs. i; sina-magn, the strength of the houghs, Vkv. 16; fyrir sakir magns munar, by main force, Bs. i. 679; vinds magn, Barl. 63; mátt ok magn, Fb. i. 259; meira magn, Bs. ii. 18; vera e-t um magn, to be beyond one’s power, too strong for one, Stj. 395; bera e-n magni, to overpower by main force, 512; hón segir at máttr skal at magni um liðveizlu við hann, she says that might shall go with main in helping him, Ó. H. 144; af magni, with might and main, Lex. Poët.; eptir öllu magni, id., Fms. viii. 104; er þat við meira magni, at þú gengr við slíkar meiðingar, it is a sorer thing that …, Bs. i. 531; magn flóttans = megin, Fb. ii. 615; magn ríkis síns, Al. 53: plur. goð-mögn (q. v.), see megin.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
plur.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
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