Magr
Old Norse Dictionary - magr
Meaning of Old Norse word "magr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- magr
- adj., fem. mögr, neut. magrt, compar. megri, megrstr or magrari, -astr; [A. S. mæger; Engl. meagre; Dan.-Swed. mager; Lat. macer]:—meagre, lean; magran mar, Hm.; mögr kýr, Eb. 316; magr ok máttdreginn, FmS. vi. 302; hón var mögr, Róm. 216:—lean, þvílík slátr er svá eru mögr, FmS. x. 303; tvá hesta aðra feita en aðra magra, Nj. 32; verði þau mögr, Rb. 344:—as a nickname, þá var hann sveltr svá at þau kenndu hann eigi, þau höfðu hann brottu með sér ok kölluðu Helga enn Magra, Landn. 205.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- compar.
- comparative.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- fem.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- neut.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)