Mersing

Old Norse Dictionary - mersing

Meaning of Old Norse word "mersing" in English.

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

mersing: or messing, f. brass, Þorf. Karl. 374; enda lögsilfr þat er meiri hluti sé silfrs en messingar, ok þoli skor, Grág. i. 392; mersingar-spónn, a brasen spoon, Þorf. Karl. 376, Pm. 6; mersingar-hestr, a brasen horse, Glúm. 353; mersingar-ker, -stika, -ketill, -kola, -kross, -lampr, a brasen vessel … lamp, Vm. 2, 8, 35, 102, 129.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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