Old Norse Dictionary Entry

And-marki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 and-marki

ann-, and an-, a, m. [and-, mark], a fault, flaw, blemish; ókostir eðr andmarkar, Grág. i. 313; ef annmarkar þeir verða á búfénu, 429; þú leyndir anmarka á honum, Nj. 8.

2 and-marki

β. metaph. in moral sense, trespasses; iðran annmarka, 625. 90; used as a nickname, Gísl. 32.

3 and-marki

COMPDS: annmarkafullr, annmarkalauss.

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Runic Inscription

and-marki

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "and-marki" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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