Konungs-mörk
Old Norse Dictionary - konungs-mörk
Meaning of Old Norse word "konungs-mörk" (or konungs-mǫrk)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- konungs-mörk (konungs-mǫrk)
- f. a royal forest, Grág. ii. 408, Gþl. 79.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, konungs-mörk may be more accurately written as konungs-mǫrk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾᚢᚾᚴᛋ-ᛘᚢᚱᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)