Makr
Old Norse Dictionary - makr
Meaning of Old Norse word "makr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word makr can mean:makr
- makr
- adj., only in compar. more suitable, easier, snugger; en þeir berjask er þat er makara, but they fight to whom that fitted better, Fms. xi. 277; hann kvað honum makara at sitja við elda, Fas. ii. 112; hann kann vel kyssa, makara væri (more becoming) at hann kynni jafnvel ríða með riddara vápnum, Str. 59.
- makr
- 2. = Lat. utinam; makara, at ek þín ambátt mætti finna miskunn í þínu augliti, would that í could! Stj. 302, 400, 428; makara, at minn herra Naaman væri nær spámanni Guðs, 616.
- makr
- II. easy to deal with; þaðan frá var Eindriði hinn makasti, Bs. i. 709.
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.
- compar.
- comparative.
- Lat.
- Latin.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)