Mar-bakki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mar-bakki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mar-bakki

a, m. the ‘sea-bank,’ the border between shoal and deep water along the coast, see Ivar Aasen; síð. in málvinir minir fyrir marbakkann sukku, Vígl. (in a verse), N. G. L. ii. 140, v. l.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚱ-ᛒᛅᚴᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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