Marmari

Old Norse Dictionary - marmari

Meaning of Old Norse word "marmari"

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

marmari
a, m. [Lat. word], marble, Stj. 46, Róm. 342, Sks. 188, Bs. ii. 103; marmara-grjót, -steinar, slabs of marble, Symb. 57, Str. 5, Karl, 14.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
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