Myrkr

Old Norse Dictionary - myrkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "myrkr" in English.

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

myrkr Old Norse word can mean:

myrkr: n. [Dan. mörke; Scot. mirk], darkness; leynask út í myrkrit, Eg. 240: of the evening, allan dag til myrks, fram í myrkr, and the like: of fog, rak yfir myrkr svá mikit at þeir vissu eigi hvar þeir fóru, Nj. 124; í slíku myrkri, Glúm. 368; sjó-myrkr, Fms. ix. 506:—an eclipse, Ann. 1184; myrkrit mikla, on the 22nd of April, Ann. 1193, cp. 1312, 1330, Fms. vii. 152:—darkness from volcanic eruptions, Ann. 1158, 1226, 1262, 1300, 1341, 1350, see also Hekla and hraun.

myrkr: 2. often in plur. in an intensive sense, like Lat. tenebrae; þessi guðin munu eiga myrkrunum at stýra, Fms. i. 97; frá eilífu ljósi til úendanligra myrkra, 262; helvítis myrkra, Anal. 291; myrkra fullr, full of darkness, Mar.; myrkra höfðingi, the prince of darkness, Al. 154; myrkra hérað, myrkra staðr, the place of darkness, i. e. hell, 153, 154, cp. Pass. 8. 4, 19, 20, and n. T. passim; this use of the plur. may have been influenced by the Latin.

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

Similar entries:

Myrkr (II)

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Scot.: Scottish.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

plur.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Anal.: Analecta. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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