Mektugr

Old Norse Dictionary - mektugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mektugr" in English.

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

mektugr
adj. mighty, Fms. v. 345, Stj. 205, Skáld H. i. 31; the passage Ad. 15 is doubtful or illegible, for such a word could not occur in so old a poem.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.
Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Skáld H.
Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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