Mara

Old Norse Dictionary - mara

Meaning of Old Norse word "mara" in English.

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

mara: pres. mari; pret. mardi; part. marat: only the pret. is found in old writers, but the word is still in full use except in pret. subj.:—to be water-logged, float just under the surface of the water; en fullt var skipit ok marði uppi um stundar sakar … en meðan skipit marði uppi, Bs. i. 355; marði þá undir þeim skipit (the ship was water-logged) svá at þeir fengu eigi upp ausit, 386: þá tók at kyrra veðrit en skipit marði, Fas. ii. 80; síðan kom Áki upp ok marði þar á vatni at kalla, iii. 581.

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

Similar entries:

Mara (I)

Abbreviations used:

part.: participle.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

subj.: subjunctive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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