Meyrr

Old Norse Dictionary - meyrr

Meaning of Old Norse word "meyrr" in English.

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

meyrr
adj. [O. H. G. muruwi; mid. H. G. mur and murwe; Germ. murhe; Dan. mör]:—tender, of flesh, meat, or the like, or rotten of other things, Stj. 77; sem meyrr börkr, Bær. 19.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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