Megin-þorf

Old Norse Dictionary - megin-þorf

Meaning of Old Norse word "megin-þorf" in English.

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

megin-þorf
f. great need; fá þú mey mann í meginþarfar (into wedlock), Skv. 2. 11.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
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