Merja
Old Norse Dictionary - merja
Meaning of Old Norse word "merja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- merja
- pres. mer; pret. marði; subj. merði; part. mariðr, mod. marinn:—to bruise, crush; svá var mariðr hans líkami, Róm. 329; the word is freq. in mod. usage, marinn reyr mun hann eigi sundr mylja, Matth. xii. 20.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚱᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- part.
- participle.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- subj.
- subjunctive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)