Merja

Old Norse Dictionary - merja

Meaning of Old Norse word "merja" in English.

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

merja
pres. mer; pret. marði; subj. merði; part. mariðr, mod. marinn:—to bruise, crush; svá var mariðr hans líkami, Róm. 329; the word is freq. in mod. usage, marinn reyr mun hann eigi sundr mylja, Matth. xii. 20.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
part.
participle.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.
subj.
subjunctive.

Works & Authors cited:

Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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