Mýrr
Old Norse Dictionary - mýrrMeaning of Old Norse word "mýrr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mýrr
- f., mod. mýri, gen. mýrar, dat. and acc. mýri, pl. mýrar; [Engl. moor and mire]:—a moor, bog, swamp, Hkr. i. 55, Hrafn. 27, Eg. 409, 710, Nj. 203, FS. 50, 65, Gullþ. 14, FmS. vi. 334, xi. 26, SkS. 85, Sturl. i. 179: for the old custom of putting criminals to death in fens see Gkv. 3. 11, Jómsv. S. ch. 7, Kjaln. S. ch. 2, Tacit. Germ. ch. 12:—freq. in local names, Mýri, Mýrar, whence Mýra-menn, Mýramanna-kyn, m. pl. the men from the county M., name of a family; Álpta-mýrr, Rauða-mýrr, Landn., map of Iceland.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- ch.
- chapter.
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Jómsv. S.
- Jómsvíkinga Saga. (E. I.)
- Kjaln. S.
- Kjalnesinga Saga. (D. V.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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