Myrk-viðr

Old Norse Dictionary - myrk-viðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "myrk-viðr" in English.

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

myrk-viðr: m. Mirk-wood, as a mythical local name of a forest, LS. 42, Hkv. i. 50, Akv. 13, and in prose, FmS. i. 111, 113 (in Holstein), Fb. ii. 72 (in Sweden), Hervar. S. (FaS. i. 493 in a verse); cp. the Schwarzwald in Germany.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hervar. S.: Hervarar Saga. (C. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

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