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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