Máría

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Máría

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Máría

(mod. María), u, f. Mary, in old writers sounded with an á, see old rhymes, e. g. Lilja, passim; and is still sounded so in Márí-atla (= Máríu-erla), the wagtail, motacilla alba. Several flowers bear the Virgin Mary’s name, Máríu-stakkr, m. the common lady’s mantle, alchemilla vulgaris; Máríu-grös, n. pl. lichen nivalis; Máríu-vöndr, m. ‘Marys-wand,’ the field gentian, gentiana campestris; Máríu-kjarni, a, m. laver, fucus esculentus, see Maurer’s Volks. 194, 195. Other COMPDS: Máríukirkja, Máríumessa, Máríuminni, MáríuSaga, Máríuskript, Máríusúð, Máríuvers.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚱᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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