MERGR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

MERGR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 MERGR

m., gen. mergjar, dat. merg, but mergi, Ls. 43; pl. mergir; [A. S. mearg; Scot. mergh; Engl. marrow; Germ. mark; Dan. marv]:—marrow, Edda 28, Grág. ii. 91; frost og fjúk. er fast á búk frosinn mergr úr beinum, a ditty, passim.

2 MERGR

2. metaph. pith; mergr ritninganna, Mar.; af mergjum hjartans, id.; þat er m. málsins, þat er enginn m. í því, and the like.

3 MERGR

COMPDS: merglauss, mergleysi, mergruni.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛁᚱᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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