Maurr
Old Norse Dictionary - maurr
Meaning of Old Norse word "maurr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word maurr can mean:maurr
- maurr
- m. [Dan. myre; Swed. myra; Gr. μύρμηξ; Serb. mraw]:—an ant; mý ok maura, Eluc. 62; einn lítll maðkr er maurr heitir, Sks. 50: in plur., metaph. money-bags, in a contemptuous sense.
- maurr
- COMPDS: maurahaugr, maurapúki.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- plur.
- plural.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eluc.
- Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)