Markaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - markaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "markaðr" in English.

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

markaðr: m., gen. markaðar, Fb. i. 304, l. 12; spelt marknaðr, Fms. viii. 304 (v. l.), D. n. iii. 229: [not from marka, but like Engl. market, Germ. markt, borrowed from the Lat. merc-s, mercatus; the genuine Norse word for market is torg, q. v.]:—a market; meðan markaðrinn stóð, Fms. i. 185; var þar m. ok kaupstaðr, viii. 304, ix. 219, Fb. i. 204 (of an Engl. market):—metaph., var þeim settr inn sami m., they got the same treatment, Fms. viii. 41; ferr hann til annarrar borgar ok settisk þar um, ok setti þeim þvílíkan markað sem inum fyrrum, x. 237.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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