Megin-þorf
Old Norse Dictionary - megin-þorf
Meaning of Old Norse word "megin-þorf"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- megin-þorf
- f. great need; fá þú mey mann í meginþarfar (into wedlock), Skv. 2. 11.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚴᛁᚾ-ᚦᚢᚱᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Skv.
- Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)