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