Mar-greifi

Old Norse Dictionary - mar-greifi

Meaning of Old Norse word "mar-greifi" in English.

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

mar-greifi
a, m. [Germ. mark-graf], a margrave, marquis, [mid. Lat. marchio,] count, Þiðr., Ann. 1264.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mid. Lat.
middle Latin.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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