Svarð-merðlingar
Old Norse Dictionary - svarð-merðlingarMeaning of Old Norse word "svarð-merðlingar" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svarð-merðlingar
- m. pl. a poët. word, read svartmerlingar, the black glittering (see merla), Fas. i. (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛅᚱᚦ-ᛘᛁᚱᚦᛚᛁᚾᚴᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)