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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mey-kerling

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

1 definitions

1 mey-kerling

f. [möy-kerling Ivar Aasen], a maid, (rare.)
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

mey-kerling

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "mey-kerling" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Works & Authors

Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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