Murta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Murta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 murta

u, f. [Swed. mört = cyprinus rutilus, see Ivar Aasen], a kind of small trout, as also of any small fish; steldú ekki murtu mús, Snót 268; silungs-m., fisk-m.; the word seems to occur in Eyvind’s verse Hkr. i. 185, vita ef murtur (not murur or mútur) verði falar vinum mínum, for the poet was going to purchase a herring: hence murtr, m. and murti, a, m. a nickname = a little fellow, Sturl., Orkn.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᚢᚱᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Snót
Snót, poems.
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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