Mektugr
Old Norse Dictionary - mektugr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mektugr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mektugr
- adj. mighty, Fms. v. 345, Stj. 205, Skáld H. i. 31; the passage Ad. 15 is doubtful or illegible, for such a word could not occur in so old a poem.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚴᛏᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ad.
- Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Skáld H.
- Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)