Merki-vatn

Old Norse Dictionary - merki-vatn

Meaning of Old Norse word "merki-vatn" in English.

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

merki-vatn
n. ‘mark-water,’ a lake used as a boundary, Grág. ii. 290, 348.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

Back