Makt

Old Norse Dictionary - makt

Meaning of Old Norse word "makt" in English.

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

makt Old Norse word can mean:

makt: f. [a for. word, for the genuine form is máttr, q. v.]:—might, power, Bs. i. 773, Clar., and in romances of a later date, freq. in mod. usage, Pass., Vídal. passim.

makt: COMPDS: maktarleiki, maktarmaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

for.: foreign.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Clar.: Clarus Saga. (G. II.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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