Mar-rein

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mar-rein

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mar-rein

f. the sea line, in marreins-bakki, a, m. = marbakki, the bank where the deep and shallow water meet; nú hittir maðr sel fyrir ofan marreinsbakka, N. G. L. ii. 149 (v. l. marbakka); hann skal biðja hann heima vera meðan hann rær fyrir útan marreinsbakka eða gengr fyrir ofan garð, i. 89; þá skal hann ganga útan garðs eða fara út um marreinsbakka, ok fara aptr til húss síðan, 23.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚱ-ᚱᛁᛁᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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