Myki

Old Norse Dictionary - myki

Meaning of Old Norse word "myki" in English.

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

myki Old Norse word can mean:

myki: f. indecl., but an older form mykr (mykrin) occurs as a απ. λεγ., Hkr. i. 73, in the transcript of the vellum Kringia; but the Cod. Fris. (l. c.) has mykin, 37; a gen. mykjar is nowhere recorded; mod. mykja, u, f.: [Dan. mög; cp. Engl. midden = Dan. mödding = qs. myki-dyngja; cp. also Ulf. maihstus = κοπρία; A. S. meox; Scot. and North. E. muck; Germ. mist; akin to moka, q. v.]:—dung; en er mykin (mykrin v. l.) hafði fallit á ísinn, Hkr. (Cod. Fris.) 37; brenna skinn, bein, slátr ok myki (acc.), Stj. 319; ok sópaði yfir moldu ok myki, Hkr. i. 251; draga myki út, K. Þ. K. 100; reiða myki, Gþl. 354; hann drap at þeim myki (mykju Ed. from a paper MS.), Sd. 168.

myki: COMPDS: mykikvísl, mykireka, mykiskán, myksleði.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

απ. λεγ.: απαξ. λεγόμενον.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Cod.: Codex.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

decl.: declined.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Fris.: Frisian.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

indecl.: indeclinable.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

qs.: quasi.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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