Mar-rein

Old Norse Dictionary - mar-rein

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

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

mar-rein
f. the sea line, in marreins-bakki, a, m. = marbakki, the bank where the deep and shallow water meet; nú hittir maðr sel fyrir ofan marreinsbakka, N. G. l. ii. 149 (v. l. marbakka); hann skal biðja hann heima vera meðan hann rær fyrir útan marreinsbakka eða gengr fyrir ofan garð, i. 89; þá skal hann ganga útan garðs eða fara út um marreinsbakka, ok fara aptr til húss síðan, 23.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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