Mörðr

Old Norse Dictionary - mörðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mörðr" (or mǫrðr) in English.

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

mörðr Old Norse word can mean:

mörðr (mǫrðr)
m., gen. marðar, dat. merði, [Engl. marten; Germ. marder; Dan. maard]:—a marten; in Edda (gl.) mörðr is wrongly put among the names of rams, for the marten is not known in Icel.
mörðr (mǫrðr)
II. a pr. name, Landn., Nj.; from that Saga originated in popular usage, by way of metonomy, mörðr = a backslider (as a ‘Judas’). marðar-skinn, n. a marten’s skin; see marðskinn.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
dat.
dative.
Engl.
English.
gen.
genitive.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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