Megin-þorf

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Megin-þorf

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 megin-þorf

f. great need; fá þú mey mann í meginþarfar (into wedlock), Skv. 2. 11.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛁᚴᛁᚾ-þᚢᚱᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
loc
local, locally.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

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