Mæringr
Old Norse Dictionary - mæringr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mæringr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mæringr
- m. [mærr], a noble, illustrious man, Edda passim, also in mod. usage: the name of a sword, Bjarn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚱᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)