Mör-nefr

Old Norse Dictionary - mör-nefr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mör-nefr" (or mǫr-nefr) in English.

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

mör-nefr (mǫr-nefr): n. suet-nose, a nickname, Fms. vii. 138.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mör-nefr may be more accurately written as mǫr-nefr.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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