And-marki

Old Norse Dictionary - and-marki

Meaning of Old Norse word "and-marki"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word and-marki can mean:and-marki

and-marki
ann-, and an-, a, m. [and-, mark], a fault, flaw, blemish; ókostir eðr andmarkar, Grág. i. 313; ef annmarkar þeir verða á búfénu, 429; þú leyndir anmarka á honum, Nj. 8.
and-marki
β. metaph. in moral sense, trespasses; iðran annmarka, 625. 90; used as a nickname, Gísl. 32.
and-marki
COMPDS: annmarkafullr, annmarkalauss.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᛏ-ᛘᛅᚱᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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