Þela-mörk
Old Norse Dictionary - þela-mörkMeaning of Old Norse word "þela-mörk" (or þela-mǫrk) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þela-mörk (þela-mǫrk)
- f. the Mark of the Thilir (Þilir, q. v.), a county in Norway, Thelemarken, Fms.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þela-mörk may be more accurately written as þela-mǫrk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᛚᛅ-ᛘᚢᚱᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)