Meirr

Old Norse Dictionary - meirr

Meaning of Old Norse word "meirr" in English.

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

meirr Old Norse word can mean:

meirr: compar., answering to mjök (q. v.), superl. mest; [Ulf. mais = μαλλον, maist = πλειστον; A. S. mâr; Engl. more, most; Scot. mair, maist; Germ. mebr, meist]:—more, and superl. most; meirr ok meirr, more and more, Stj. 468; meirr eptir annarra manna skaplyndi en Lauga-manna, Ld. 212; jafnmargir eða meirr, Grág. i. 336; en þó meirr at mildi, FmS. ii. 296; meirr en, more than; eigi m. en eitt fylki, Fb. i. 40, passim; elska meirr enn nokkurn mann, FmS. i. 17.

meirr: 2. with another comparative; útar meir, sunnar meir, FmS. vii. 260, viii. 353; firr meirr, ‘furthermore,’ still further off, vii. 294; ok því þá fjarr-meir, at engi saurr stökkvi á konunginn, SkS. 365; nær-meir (cp. Dan. nær-mere), more near, Stj. 218; nær meir landi, more near land, SkS. 46; neðar meir, ‘nether-more,’ more below, 167; ofar meir, higher up. FmS. ix. 406; fyrr meir (Engl. for-mer-ly), ‘further back in time,’ formerly, SkS. 193: in former times, síðar meir, later, D. n. i. 122; meir verr, worse, worser, Sturl. i. 12: further, enda vill hann eigi meirr færa til staðar, Grág. i. 257; gékk hann meirr at þat, liðu m. at þat, Rm. 2, 4, 5, etc.

meirr: II. the superl. mest; þeim var ek verst er ek unni mest, Ld. 334, and in countless instanceS.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

compar.: comparative.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

superl.: superlative.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

etc.: et cetera.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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