Mergr

Old Norse Dictionary - mergr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mergr" in English.

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

mergr Old Norse word can mean:

mergr: m., gen. mergjar, dat. merg, but mergi, LS. 43; pl. mergir; [A. S. mearg; Scot. mergh; Engl. marrow; Germ. mark; Dan. marv]:—marrow, Edda 28, Grág. ii. 91; frost og fjúk. er fast á búk frosinn mergr úr beinum, a ditty, passim.

mergr: 2. metaph. pith; mergr ritninganna, Mar.; af mergjum hjartans, id.; þat er m. málsins, þat er enginn m. í því, and the like.

mergr: COMPDS: merglauss, mergleysi, mergruni.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

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

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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