Meiri

Old Norse Dictionary - meiri

Meaning of Old Norse word "meiri" in English.

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

meiri Old Norse word can mean:

meiri: neut. meira, compar. and superl. mestr, answering to mikill, q. v.; [Ulf. maiza = μείζων, maists = μέγιστος; A. S. mâre, etc., see meirr; Lat. major]:—more and superl. most, greater, greatest, and the like: of stature, taller, tallest, meiri en önnur naut, Ld. 120; meiri en aðrir menn, FmS. i. 44; mesta fingri ok lengsta, x. 398; væn kona ok kvenna mest, Eg. 598; hann var allra manna mestr, FmS. i. 2; kvenna vænst ok mest, 14; hverjum manni meiri ok styrkari, 17.

meiri: 2. greater, larger, of quantity or quality; meira fé ok betra, Nj. 45; þeir er mest gæði flytja landi þessu, FmS. vii. 122; meiri hluti, the greater part, Grág. ii. 60.

meiri: 3. more, most, of degree or amount; et mesta göfug-kvendi, Ld. 334; þeirra mestr maðr, 330; et mesta nytmenni, id.; hverr vildi vera öðrum meiri, FmS. i. 17; inn mesti íþrótta-maðr, id.; meiri ráð, Grág. i. 355; mesta sæmd, FmS. vi. 102; enn mesta kærleik, ii. 295; meiri þökk, 296; mesti félagsskapr, Eg. 29; frændsemis spell en meiri, Grág. i. 358, 365; þær konur er enn eru í meirum (nearer) þyrmslum, N. G. l. i. 75.

meiri: II. as subst., the more, the most; ek vil hér mestu ráða, Ld. 212; ef þeir fengi meira, FmS. vi. 248: ef hón kaupir meira en svá, Grág. i. 334; bygðan bólstað eðr meira, id.; hann var mest hallr at vináttu til Inga konungs, FmS. vii. 233.

meiri: COMPDS: meiraháttar, mestháttar.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

compar.: comparative.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

neut.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

superl.: superlative.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

L.: Linnæus.

subst.: substantive.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

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